Party Season
by The Wardrobe Ensemble
A The Wardrobe Ensemble, Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Lowry Co-production
A The Wardrobe Ensemble, Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Lowry Co-production
Devised by the company
Cast
Tom England, Kerry Lovell, Fowzia Madar, Jesse Meadows, James Newton, Jacade Simpson, Ben Vardy
Directed by
Helena Seneca and Jesse Jones
Design
Bronia Housman
Lighting
Chris Swain
Sound
Beth Duke
Dramaturg
Tom Brennan
Trainee assistant director
Gracie Eve
Assistant designer
Miranda Cattermole
Company Stage Manager
Rachel Bell
SM on book
Holly Beth
ASM
Seren Tuson
Trainee ASM
Bryony Bishop
Touring Production Manager
Tom Crosley-Thorne
Trainee Assistant Producer
Ben Lamb
Show Image
Rebecca Pitt and Matt Crockett
Production Photography
Paul Blakemore
Additional Devising by
Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Julia Cranney, Alice Lamb,
Joseph Langdon, Sara Lessore, Miray Sidhom, Sophia Oriogun-Williams
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Three parties. One weekend. The invitations have been sent and there's no going back…
it’s Party Season!
Xander is back in town, and this weekend he’s on parenting duty. The kids are in the ball pit; the Entertainer is blowing bubbles; the adults gobble Perelló olives and pretend to like each other. As ancient grudges rear their heads, the tension rises like a helium balloon. Caught between who he was and who he’s supposed to be, Xander must decide whether he’s going to grow up or just pass the parcel.
From the multi-award-winning creators of Education, Education, Education and The Last of the Pelican Daughters comes a sugar-fuelled, bobbin-winding fever dream where class identities collide, social niceties unravel, and underslept parents do their best to hold it all together.
Party Season is a razor-sharp new comedy about privilege, party rings and the pressures of being a parent. RSVP!
"Relatable, silly and charming"
★ ★ ★ ★ The Stage
"Full of unexpected depth"
★★★★ WhatsOnStage
"Party Season is a return to the triumphant balance that The Wardrobe Ensemble has between buffoonery and stark, human emotional storytelling
★★★★★ A Small Mind at the Theatre
