When a group of guests gather for Lea and Nico's wedding, the celebration becomes the focal point for a series of fragmented and interwoven personal stories. What is about the past that both unites and separates the assembled guests? Set in the 1970s and originally staged in Amsterdam in 1982, The Wedding Party offers a contemplation of the guilt and anxiety experienced by the second generation of Jewish war victims. Sketching her characters with few words and a wry humour, Judith Herzberg proves a genius at suggesting backgrounds and at weaving many different threads together at the same time.T508112145Producer Capitol Theatre. Director Joyce Branagh. Performer Nicola Dday (Lea - the bride). Performer Jonathan Benjamin (Nico - the groom). Performer Edward Toll (Simon - Lea's father). Performer Cheralene Lavery (Ada - Lea's mother). Performer Matthew Stead (Zwart - Nico's father). Performer Danielle Munday (Nico's stepmother). Performer Christopher Ranson (Alexander - Lea's first husband). Performer Caitlin Thorburn (Dory - Nico's first wife). Performer Ashley Gerlach (Hans - Nico's friend). Performer Rosamund Hine (Riet - Lea's war mother). Performer Ben Trebilcock (Daniel / Simon / Ada's guest). Performer Harriet Barrow (Pien - a secretary at a music academy). Performer Faustine Zweigenbaum (Janna - Young working student). Performer Ryan Cerenko (Henrick - working student). | |
| 4 Mar 09 to 7 Mar 09 | The Capitol Theatre, Manchester :: V1006 listing details L1967689963 |
