Details

Set against a backdrop of Manhattan decadence and 1920's excess, The Wild Party tells the story of Queenie and Burrs, a Vaudeville showgirl and a Vaudeville clown whose relationship is marked by vicious behaviour and recklessness. In an attempt to salvage their toxic union, they decide to throw a party to end all parties. The guests are a vivid collection of the unruly and the undone: a cocaine-sniffing bisexual playboy; a washed-up boxer; a diva of indeterminate age; a fresh-faced ing?nue; and a handsome Valentino who catches Queenie's roving eye. The jazz and gin soaked party rages to a mounting sense of threat, as artifice and illusion are stripped away. But when midnight debauchery turns into tragedy, the revellers must sober up and face reality. After all, no party lasts forever.

Cast/Performers

Frances Ruffelle (Queenie), John Owen-Jones (Burrs), Simon Thomas (Black), Donna McKechnie (Dolores), Dex Lee (Jackie), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Kate), Ako Mitchell (Eddie), Gloria Obianyo (D'armano Bros), Genesis Lynea (D'armano Bros), Melanie Bright (Sally), Lizzy Connelly (Mae), Steven Serlin (Goldberg), Sebastian Torkia (Gold), Bronte Barbe (Nadine), Tiffany Graves (Madelaine)

Creatives/Company

Music: Michael John LaChiusa
Lyrics: Michael John LaChiusa
Book by(s): George C. Wolfe, Michael John LaChiusa
Producer: Paul Taylor-Mills
Director(s): Drew McOnie, Will Burton (casting director)
Choreographer: Drew McOnie
Musical Director: Theo Jamieson
Costume: Soutra Gilmour
Lighting: Richard Howell