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 violinlive 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 locationsLondon | Waterloo Warehouse Jerwood Space Blue Elephant Theatre |
| Main film locationsLondon | Jerwood Space Regent's Canal Blue Elephant Theatre |