The House Party
Written by Laura Lomas. Directed by Holly Race Roughan.
A Chichester Festival Theatre and Headlong co-production in association with Frantic Assembly.
WORLD PREMIERE
3 May – 1 June 2024 at Chichester Festival Theatre
A wild party. A friendship. A cherished pet.
And one night that changes everything.
It’s Julie’s 18th birthday, and she’s throwing a party in her father’s extravagant townhouse. Her boyfriend has just dumped her and her long-suffering best friend Christine is trying to pick up the pieces. As the revellers pile into the booze, down in the kitchen Christine and her boyfriend Jon – son of Julie’s cleaner – clear up and dare to dream of the future.
But as the volume goes up and the shots go down, Julie concocts a twisted cocktail of privilege, desire and destruction.
Laura Lomas’s The House Party spins Strindberg’s Miss Julie into intense, fizzing life for today’s generation.
This co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre in association with Frantic Assembly is directed by Holly Race Roughan, whose previous work at Chichester includes Hedda Tesman (2019) and A View from the Bridge (2023).
The House Party in rehearsals
CAST
Ensemble
AMAIA NAIMA AGUINAGA, OLIVER BAINES, CAL CONNOR, MICAH CORBIN-POWELL, LYLA GARNER-GIBBONS, JAHEEM PINDER, JAMIE RANDALL, CHARLOTTE STUBBS, PRIYA UDDIN, GRACE WATKINS
Creative Team
Writer - LAURA LOMAS
Director - HOLLY RACE ROUGHAN
Set Designer - LOREN ELSTEIN
Costume Designer - MAYBELLE LAYEL
Lighting and Video Designer - JOSHUA PHARO
Composer and Sound Designer - GILES THOMAS
Movement Director - SCOTT GRAHAM
Casting Director - MATILDA JAMES CDG
Intimacy Director - HARUKA KURODA
Associate Director - JULIA HEAD
Voice and Dialect Coach - AUNDREA FUDGE
Production Team
Production Manager - KAT ELLIS
Company Stage Manager - KT MILNE
Deputy Stage Manager - EMMA COOK
Assistant Stage Manager - ALEX JAOUEN
Content warning & AGE GUIDANCE:
Ages 14+. This production contains frequent strong language and themes of class divisions, power and privilege, sexual relationships, social media including the sharing of video footage without consent, self-harm, references to suicide, miscarriage, and psychological trauma; and depictions of drinking, sexual activity and violence towards animals.
Collab with Deaf Rave
We are proud to announce our collaboration with Deaf Rave.
Immerse yourself in The House Party with our exclusive offer for D/deaf guests. Experience three electrifying performances on 17 & 18 May. Feel the pulsating energy through Woojer vests, amplifying every moment of the tale. Don't miss this innovative theatre experience.
Photo by Ellie Kurttz and Adi Detemo, Design by Bob King Creative