Scandaltown

Episode featuring Scandaltown by Mike Bartlett, a new production from the Putney Theatre Company, directed by Stuart Watson. Cait interviews cast members Lucy Oglesby, Louisa Pead and Sammy Moore.

About the play:
Moral and progressive young heroine Phoebe Virtue disguises herself as an IT consultant and journeys to London to rescue her brother Jack from the temptations of the depraved metropolis, where she suspects he is taking drugs and reading the Daily Telegraph.
Meanwhile, vampy, scheming Lady Susan Climber attempts to ascend the ladder of influence and land a breakfast TV spot by getting cancelled for being outrageous on social media. Their fates collide in a night of mayhem, mistaken identities, and mind-blowing sex at the Netflix masked ball.
Mike Bartlett’s post-pandemic love letter to the reopened theatres is a rollicking modern take on Restoration comedy that holds a satirical mirror up to the fads and fashions of our time, as well as a joyful celebration of London.
Production dates:
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 March 2024, 7.45pm, main stage
Matinee: Saturday 23 March, 3pmCast:
Aunty Julie/Rebecca de Souza: Sarah Perkins
Phoebe Virtue: Lucy Oglesby
Kevin the postman/Sir Dennis Hedge: Roger Beaumont
Jack Virtue: Sammy Moore
Hannah Tweetwell: Katie Kelly
Freddie Peripheral: David Lindley-Pilley
Jenny Hood: Megan Good
Lady Susan Climber: Louisa Pead
Carson/Peter Media OBE: Roger Blitz
Matt Eton MP: Tom Sainsbury
Rosalind Double-Budget: Emily Fellows
Tom Double-Budget: Owen Thomas JamesCrew:
Director: Stuart Watson
Assistant director:Megan Good
Movement and choreography: Angela Botha
Set and costume design: Lexa Barbulescu
Production manager: Tom Sainsbury
Composer: Simon Herd
Sound designer: Barney Hart Dyke
Lighting designer: Rich Evans
Stage manager: Helen Wood
Assistant stage managers: Bryony Aird, Anastasia Babich, Emily Kate Dixon, Annie Spencer
Costume assistants: Ally Dixon, Sylvie Hobden, Sorcha Verey
Hair and wigs: Peter Love

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