World Premiere
The Waves
BY VIRGINIA WOOLF
ADAPTED BY FLORA WILSON BROWN.
ADAPTED BY FLORA WILSON BROWN.
DIRECTED BY JÚLIA LEVAI.
16 April -
23 May 2026
23 May 2026
Overview
“But here and now we are together.”
Rhoda. Bernard. Susan. Neville. Jinny. Louis.
They begin by the coast. Then, school. Youth. Forming. Swelling. Terror. Joy. Working. Falling. Fame. Grief. Alone. Together.
The Waves is a tender, thrilling story about growing up together. Major new talents Flora Wilson Brown (The Beautiful Future is Coming, ★★★★★ Broadway World) and Júlia Levai (Radiant Boy, ★★★★★ WhatsOnStage) unite to bring Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece to heart-thumping life.
People
Archie Backhouse
Louis
Louis
Archie is an Offie nominated actor best known for playing ‘Man’ in Miriam Battye’s Strategic Love Play. He has performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Soho Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East amongst others. Archie previously performed at our theatre in the wartime thriller Farm Hall.
Breffni Holahan
Susan
Susan
Breffni was most recently seen leading Three Sisters (Gaiety Theatre), following a critically acclaimed run leading The Flea (The Yard Theatre). Her screen credits include The Nevers (HBO), About Joan (Keeper), and Vikings (MGM/History Channel). Further theatre credits include leading Electric Rosary at Manchester's Royal Exchange and solo play Collapsible (The Bush Theatre/Abbey Theatre, Dublin), for which she was awarded The Stage Edinburgh Award for Acting Excellence and Best Performer at Dublin Fringe Festival.
Pedro Leandro
Neville
Neville
Pedro has worked extensively on screen and onstage ever since graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2018. On screen, he is featured in Domina for Sky Atlantic, Wonder Woman 1984 for HBO Max (playing a young Pedro Pascal), The Liberator for Netflix and The Strangers Trilogy for Lionsgate, among others. On stage, he appeared in Julius Caesar at the RSC and A View From the Bridge at the York Theatre Royal.
Syakira Moeladi
Jinny
Jinny
Syakira was most recently seen in Taming of the Shrew and Princess Essex at Shakespeare’s Globe as well as As You Like It at @sohoplace and Dear Octopus at the National Theatre.
Tom Varey
Bernard
Bernard
Tom has recently appeared in Hamnet in the West End and at the Garrick Theatre, following its acclaimed run with the Royal Shakespeare Company. On screen, Tom can be seen in George Clooney’s feature film The Boys in the Boat (MGM) and starred as Trev in Pond Life directed by Bill Buckhurst (Open Palm Films). He trained at RADA.
Ria Zmitrowicz
Rhoda
Rhoda
Ria has starred in the second season of the BAFTA-winning series Sherwood (BBC), having recently hit our screens as the lead in The Power (Amazon Prime). On stage, Ria has starred in The Glow (Royal Court Theatre) and played the lead in the Olivier nominated production of The Doctor (Almeida Theatre), she also led the cast of The Welkin (National Theatre). In 2022, she was named as one of The Evening Standard’s Faces to Watch in TV and Theatre.
Virginia Woolf
Writer
Writer
Júlia Levai
Director
Director
Flora Wilson Brown
Adaptor
Adaptor
Tomás Palmer
Set Designer
Set Designer
Anett Black
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Lucía Sánchez Roldán
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Matthew Tuckey
Composer & Sound Designer
Composer & Sound Designer
Ken Nakajima
Movement Director
Movement Director
Jatinder Chera
Casting Director
Casting Director
Haruka Kuroda
Intimacy Director
Intimacy Director
Charlotte Rogers
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Mary Howland
Accent Coach
Accent Coach
Noelle Adames (TAWC)
Wellbeing Practitioner
Wellbeing Practitioner
Laurel Marks
Production Manager
Production Manager
Phoebe Buckland
Stage Manager
Stage Manager
Ciara Pidgeon
Assistant Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Media
“This is raw, unadorned, all-consuming FIVE STAR theatre. If you can get a ticket, go.”
Southwark News
“The Waves is a delight from start to finish”
The Reviews Hub
“Superb staging”
The Guardian
“Outstanding”
View from the Gods
“Playful and sensitive adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s seminal novel has a powerful emotional undertow”
The Stage
“Life-affirming”
Broadway World
“Adapted beautifully”
West End Best Friend
“A rewarding evening and a daring piece to stage – but Jermyn Street does not lack daring”
ReviewsGate
“Engaging”
London Theatre1
“There is little doubt that this production captures the essence of Woolf’s work”
Theatre and Tonic
“"Wilson Brown’s adaptation beautifully captures the fragility of time”
North West End