Performance

VenueFinborough
Other spaces: The Finborough
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From30th March 2016
To22nd April 2016
WhenTue-Sat 19:30. Sat, Sun Mats 15:00
What is currently on at Finborough (V199)

Princess Caraboo

Princess CarabooT2112517829
The extraordinary true story of a beautiful young woman who tricked her way from vagrancy to wealth and power in Regency England by pretending to be a shipwrecked Princess. Maintaining the deception becomes imperative as the stakes get higher and higher and what begins as a desperate ploy by a petty criminal to evade the law escalates into a national scandal threatening to ruin anyone whose compassion, lust or ambition has blinded them to the truth. As 'Princess Caraboo' becomes the superstar of her day she discovers the price to be paid for living a lie and the cost of drawing the man she loves into her deceit. We all of us tell little lies; to make life run smoother, to land the perfect job, to win and keep the ones we love. This entertaining, glamorous and romantic story invites us all to consider the impact of life's embellishments in defining who we really are and who we would like to be.
Book by Phil Willmott
Lyrics Phil Willmott
Music Phil Willmott
Music Mark Collins


Archive :: production:T2112517829, play:S02082426796, venue:V199

Production details

World Premiere. Originally seen as a staged reading as part of Vibrant - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, Princess Caraboo has been extensively workshopped with Tony award winner Tom Morris (Jerry Springer - the Opera, War Horse) at Bristol Old Vic and benefiting from the dramaturgy of the theatre's Literary Manager, James Peries.

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Company

Company Phil Willmott Comany
Company The Steam Industry
Director Phil Willmott
Musical Director Freddie Tapner
Choreographer Michael Voss
Performer Althea Burey
Performer Christian James
Performer Nikita Johal
Performer Ruben Kuppens
Performer Sarah Lawn
Performer Hilary Mulrane
Performer Joseph O'Malley
Performer Rebecca Ridout
Performer Phil Sealey
Performer Oliver Stanley
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