For one night time solely on fifteenth November at 7:30pm, theatre audiences will have the ability to watch the trial that gripped the nation on the Wyndham’s Theatre within the West End. Adapted from seven days of the High Court transcript by Liv Hennessy (finalist within the Paines Plough’s Women’s Prize for Playwriting) and directed by Lisa Spirling (Artistic Director of Theatre503), Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial will convey the dramatic authorized motion to life.
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.