The Wild Party
The Hope Theatre - January 2017
Grimy Jazz Age masterpiece The Wild Party is the lust-fuelled story of an affair between two cabaret stars, and the final, fatal party their throw in their seedy Hollywood apartment.
Queenie dances twice a night in the vaudeville, and Burrs is the clown who goes on after her act. In the apartment they share, Queenie toys dangerously with Burrs affections, but when they throw a party they drag everyone into their ugly games.
Creative Team:
Director - Rafaella Marcus
Writer - Joseph Moncure March
Designer - Mingle Wang
Lighting & Sound Design - Will Alder
Movement Direction - Sara Green
Casting - Gabriella Shimeld-Fenn
Stage Manager - Harrison Brodie
Producer - David Ralf for Mingled Yarn
Cast:
Joey Akubeze & Anna Clarke
Reviews
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"Will Alder's lighting charts the party's shifting mood, slipping casually between louche lilac and purple washes, before abruptly terminating in stark, suitably nourish chiaroscuro"
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"Will Alder's lighting is crucial to this production as we move through the night. In the space of an hour the play gets darker as the poem delves deeper into voilence, physical sexual and emotional"
View From The Cheap Seat
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"Will Alder's lighting masterfully frames the show, making for some striking visuals: from the bright lights and giddy excitement at the start of the party, by the end we are in near pitch black, the characters literally shadows of their earlier selves"
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"Will Alder's lighting adds to the general atmosphere, especially the shadowy conclusion. It's not often you'll get to hear a jazz-style rendition of Seven Nation Army or Toxic, which add to the frivolity of the performance"
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"Will Alder's lighting intensifies the dark jealousy that lies at the heart of the story and the overall effect is a highly charismatic mix of gin, sex, violence and pop - what more could you want from a party?"