Details

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.

Cast/Performers

Nicola Dday (Lea - the bride), Jonathan Benjamin (Nico - the groom), Edward Toll (Simon - Lea's father), Cheralene Lavery (Ada - Lea's mother), Matthew Stead (Zwart - Nico's father), Danielle Munday (Nico's stepmother), Christopher Ranson (Alexander - Lea's first husband), Caitlin Thorburn (Dory - Nico's first wife), Ashley Gerlach (Hans - Nico's friend), Rosamund Hine (Riet - Lea's war mother), Ben Trebilcock (Daniel / Simon / Ada's guest), Harriet Barrow (Pien - a secretary at a music academy), Faustine Zweigenbaum (Janna - Young working student), Ryan Cerenko (Henrick - working student)

Creatives/Company

Author: Judith Herzberg
Producer: Capitol Theatre
Director: Joyce Branagh