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After Life
by Hirokazu Kore-eda, adapted by Jack Thorne. Directed by Alexander Kampmann
February 2025
At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington.
It’s the moment when your life felt most – like your life
When someone dies, they have to choose one memory. One memory to spend eternity with. One memory out of all their experiences. Which memory should they choose? The guides are trying to help, but do they know the answer? Can they help the deceased to find themselves?
Adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda’s award-winning film, and first performed at the National Theatre in 2021, the play dives into the wonderland of memory, exploring the meaning of life, death and relationships.
All photographic images © Pau Ros 2025
Cast
One: Katie Smith
Two: Romain Mereau
Three: David Lindley-Pilley
Four: Jess Shiner
Five: James Stephen Finn
Beatrice: Vyvian Shaw
Hirokazu: James Taverner
Obafemi: Fiona Makia
Jill: Deborah Schneidermann
Henry: Peter Molloy
Katie: Orane Stepczynski
Production Team
Director: Alexander Kampmann
Set Design: Angelika Michitsch
Lighting Design: Alexander Kampmann & Isla Stewart
Sound Design: Laurence Tuerk
Stage Manager: Richard Davies
Assistant Director: Alice Han Thomas
Costume Assistant: Nina Sprigge
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