Wise Children

Wise Children

138 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Oct. 3, 2019

In Brixton, Nora and Dora Chance – twin chorus girls born and bred south of the river – are celebrating their 70th birthday. Over the river in Chelsea, their father and greatest actor of his generation, Melchior Hazard, turns 100 on the same day. As does his twin brother Peregrine. If, in fact, he’s still alive. And if, in truth, Melchior is their real father after all…

Wise Children

138 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Oct. 3, 2019

Wise Children
In Brixton, Nora and Dora Chance – twin chorus girls born and bred south of the river – are celebrating their 70th birthday. Over the river in Chelsea, their father and greatest actor of his generation, Melchior Hazard, turns 100 on the same day. As does his twin brother Peregrine. If, in fact, he’s still alive. And if, in truth, Melchior is their real father after all…
Producers The Space
Original title Wise Children
Directors Laura Vine, Emma Rice
Writers Emma Rice

Cast

Sam Archer

as Young Peregrine

Ankur Bahl

as Young Melchior

Omari Douglas

as Show Girl Nora

Mirabelle Gremaud

as Young Nora

Paul Hunter

as Melchior Hazard

Melissa James

as Show Girl Dora

Bettrys Jones

as Young Dora

Etta Murfitt

as Nora Chance

Katy Owen

as Grandma Chance

Mike Shepherd

as Peregrine Hazard

Gareth Snook

as Dora Chance

Patrycja Kujawska

as Lady Atalanta / Blue Eyed Boy