Future Conditional
01 Sep–03 Oct 2015
What you need to know
Dates
01 Sep–03 Oct 2015ABOUT THE SHOW
Past imperfect. Present tense.
The Old Vic presents Future Conditional, a bracingly topical and boisterously funny new play directed by Matthew Warchus and starring Rob Brydon, with a cast of 24 young performers.
Future Conditional tackles the conundrum of British schooling through a myriad of characters including parents, teachers, and Alia, a prodigiously bright young Pakistani refugee and the newest member of the Education Commission. There are big questions to answer: how do we make the system fair? Do we even want to try? And is anyone ready to take lessons from a schoolgirl…?
Written by acclaimed playwright Tamsin Oglesby (The Mouse and His Child; Really Old, Like 45), Future Conditional proves that when it comes to education, weve all got a lot to learn.
Rob Brydon’s television and film credits include Marion and Geoff and Human Remains (for which he won two British Comedy Awards). Theatre includes The Painkiller (Lyric Theatre, Belfast) and A Chorus of Disapproval (Harold Pinter Theatre).
Additional content
We spoke to Tamsin Oglesby about writing Future Conditional, playground peer pressure and her favourite teacher. Read the Q&A.
Rob Brydon spoke to us about what attracted him to the play, his school memories and working at the Old Vic. Watch the interview.
The Cast
Rob Brydon
Crane
Matthew Aubrey
David
Peta Cornish
Sarah
Alex Clatworthy
Kate
Amy Dawson
Kaye
Sam Jenkins-Shaw
Richard
Natalie Klamar
Suzy
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Rob
Louis Martin
Ed
Sukh Ojla
Samira
Lucy Briggs-Owen
Hettie
Bill Parfitt
Matt
Nikki Patel
Alia
Sandra Reid
Meg
Carla Langley
Niamh
Joshua McGuire
Oliver
Sofia Stuart
Anna
Brian Vernel
Bill
Ben Lochrie
Musician
Carmen Vandenberg
Musician
Natasha Cottriall
Ensemble
Jennifer English
Ensemble
Howard Perret
Ensemble
Eleanor Sutton
Ensemble
Louisa Beadel
Ensemble
Creative Team
Tamsin Oglesby
Writer
Matthew Warchus
Director
Rob Howell
Design
Annabel Bolton
Co-director
Christopher Nightingale
Composer & Arranger
Hugh Vanstone
Lighting
Simon Baker
Sound
Jessica Ronane CDG
Casting