The Second Woman
One Woman. One Scene. One Hundred Men. One Electrifying 24-Hour Performance.
Ruth Wilson stars in The Second Woman, an internationally-acclaimed feat of endurance theatre and live cinema.
Over a full 24 hours, 100 different men, non-binary and queer people are invited to star opposite Ruth Wilson, as she performs over and over a scene between a man and a woman in a relationship that has lost its creativity and romance.
In an epic endurance performance inspired by John Cassavetes’ film Opening Night, none of the 100 different Martys have met or rehearsed with Ruth Wilson’s Virginia and most of them are non-actors.
Whether you choose to stay for 24 minutes or the full 24 hours, The Second Woman is a unique, cinematic theatre experience in which the stage offers the audience a wide-angle view of the action, while multiple cameras capture and share live close-ups.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Performer | Ruth Wilson |
|---|---|
Crew | |
| Artist Wellbeing Practitioner | Lou Platt (The Artist Wellbeing Company) |
| Assistant Production Manager | Mengfei Liu |
| Assistant Stage Manager (Team 1) | Shakira Taylor Knight |
| Assistant Stage Manager (Team 1) | Aimee Woods |
| Assistant Stage Manager (Team 2) | Emma Semani |
| Assistant Stage Manager (Team 2) | Helen Stone |
| Assistant Stage Manager (Team 3) | Cynthia Chika Franklin |
| Assistant Stage Manager (Team 3) | Sussan Sanii |
| Camera Assistant | Steph Marie Hornby |
| Camera Assistant | Katie Soper |
| Camera Assistant | Louise Tse |
| Camera Engineer | Joe Patterson |
| Camera Operator | Teresa Adamson |
| Camera Operator | Nicola Alder |
| Camera Operator | Sarah Goss |
| Camera Operator | Lucy Parakhina |
| Camera Operator | Louise Popplewell |
| Camera Operator | Cenay Said |
| Casting | Nina Gold |
| Company Stage Manager (Team 1) | Alex Constantin |
| Company Stage Manager (Team 2) | Lizzie Chapman |
| Company Stage Manager (Team 3) | Sarah Lyndon |
| Costume Supervisor | Aimee Russam |
| Costume Supervisor | Olivia Ward |
| Creator | Anna Breckon |
| Creator | Nat Randall |
| Director | Anna Breckon |
| Director | Nat Randall |
| Engagement Producer | Maria Cuervo |
| Lighting Designer | Kayla Burrett |
| Lighting Designer | Amber Silk |
| Music Composer | Nina Buchanan |
| Participation Coordinator (Team A) | Caroline Francis |
| Participation Coordinator (Team A) | Karan Kaul |
| Participation Coordinator (Team B) | Mel Anouf |
| Participation Coordinator (Team B) | Alisha Artry |
| Participation Coordinator (Team B) | Sahar bano Malik |
| Production Manager | Clíona Ní Mhocháin |
| Set Designer | Genevieve Murray (FUTURE METHOD STUDIO) |
| Sound Operator | Chloe Decon |
| Sound Operator | Soraya Nasser |
| Sound Operator | Marie Zschomm |
| UK Lighting Designer | Lauren Woodhead |
| UK Movement Director | Yarit Dor |
| Venue Technician | Hannah Clancy |
| Venue Technician | George Heaton |
| Venue Technician | Sarah Wallace |
| Video and Camera Designer | Anna Breckon |
| Video and Camera Designer | EO Gill |
| Vision Mixer | Tracy Bateman |
| Vision Mixer | Philippa Neal |
| Vision Mixer | Eleanor Utting |
| Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Co-Designer | Suzanne Scotcher |
| Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Co-Designer | Belinda Young Wigs |
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Photo credits
- The Second Woman by Helen Murray, Creative Commons Attribution
- The Second Woman by Helen Murray, Creative Commons Attribution
- The Second Woman by Helen Murray, Creative Commons Attribution
- The Second Woman by Helen Murray, Creative Commons Attribution
- The Second Woman by Helen Murray, Creative Commons Attribution
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