Diving: Wendy’s story

Wendy’s story is based on Sjögren’s own family archives and interviews with family members. It explores the ways in which a colonial Indian upbringing, especially her intimate bond with her ayah or nanny, has shaped the subsequent post-independence life, character, and relationships of an English woman. It is a fictionalised narrative set in the 1980s with flashbacks to the 1940s and 1950s.

CAST AND CREW (Actors in order of appearance)

Role Name
Wendy Joanne Gale
Rolf Thomas Winsor
Kristofer George Johnston
Nurse Mary Goodwin
Ayisha Eisha Karol
Young Britta Eva Beswick
Older Britta Sophie Davis
Poems read by Mary Goodwin
Eisha Karol
Cello and violin
live performance
James Hesford
Director of photography Josh White
Editor Anthony Lane
Cinematography Tobias Marshall
Sound Billy Pleasant
Camera operators Joanne Gale
George Johnston
Dave Lewis
Tomas Winsor
Documenter Gordon Beswick
Make-up and costume Sophie Davis
Stage lighting Naushervan Shad
Kome Ovuworie
Stills photography Dave Lewis
Props Sailor Beware
Script revision Mary Goodwin
Screenplay Arne Sjögren
Director Arne Sjögren
Rehearsal locations
London
Waterloo Warehouse
Jerwood Space
Blue Elephant Theatre
Main film locations
London
Jerwood Space
Regent's Canal
Blue Elephant Theatre