Allelujah!

Allelujah! is a play by British playwright Alan Bennett.

Characters and cast

Patients

Mavis - Patricia England
Lucille - Gwen Taylor
Hazel - Sue Wallace
Mary - Julia Foster
Cora - Cleo Sylvestre
Mrs Maudsley - Jaqueline Clarke
Molly - Jacqueline Chan
Renee - Anna Lindup
Neville - Louis Mahoney
Joe - Jeff Rawle
Ambrose - Simon Williams
Arthur - Colin Haig
Staff
Salter - Chairman of the hospital - Peter Forbes
Dr Valentine - Sacha Dhawan
Sister Gilchrist - Deborah Findlay
Nurse Pinkney - Nicola Hughes
Ramesh - a junior doctor - Manish Gandhi
Fletcher - a junior doctor - Gary Wood
Gerald - physiotherapist - Richie Hart
Visitors
Colin Colman - Joe's son, a management consultant - Samuel Barnett
Mrs Earnshaw - Rosie Ede
Mr Earnshaw - Duncan Wisbey
Andy - work experience - David Moorst
Alex - documentary director - Sam Bond
Cliff - cameraman - Nadine Higgin

Nurses, healthcare assistants, social workers etc. were played by members of the company.

Production

The play opened at the Bridge Theatre, London on 11 July 2018, running until 29 September, directed by Nicholas Hytner, designed by Bob Crowley and choreographed by Arlene Phillips.
The production was captured by National Theatre Live and was broadcast to cinemas worldwide on 1 November 2018.

Film

Allelujah is a 2022 film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play starring Jennifer Saunders, Bally Gill, Russell Tovey, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi, and Judi Dench, and directed by Richard Eyre.