Due to widespread demand, Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial will play for a strictly restricted run on the Ambassadors Theatre within the West End, opening on 6 April – 20 May 2023. The closing 4 remaining performances on the Wyndham’s Theatre on sixth, thirteenth and twentieth Dec 2022 and tenth January 2023 at the moment are sold-out.
The verbatim manufacturing opened on 15 November and has performed to packed homes and standing ovations ever since. The trial that gripped the nation has been tailored from seven days of High Court transcripts by Liv Hennessy (finalist within the Paines Plough’s Women’s Prize for Playwriting) and directed by Lisa Spirling (Artistic Director of Theatre503).
From sting operations to sensational headlines, this verbatim manufacturing will reveal what went on behind closed doorways within the case that turned social media sleuthing into excessive drama. Audiences will see first-hand, and within the phrases of Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, how the extraordinary week in courtroom performed out.
Vardy v Rooney is a narrative stranger than fiction, with lurid one-liners and revelations blurring the boundaries of tabloid and courtroom case, social media and cleaning soap opera. This distinctive second in British media historical past captivated the nation however whereas public debate raged, solely a handful of individuals witnessed what occurred within the trial. Now audiences can watch the intrigue and intricacies of the case reside on stage within the West End.
Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial is tailored by Liv Hennessy, directed by Lisa Spirling and designed by Polly Sullivan, the lighting designer is Ben Bull, the composer and sound designer is Richard Hammarton and Lizzie Manwaring is the assistant director.