Cast announced for Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial in West End
Cast and new dates have been announced for a verbatim play which brings Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney’s court case to the stage.
Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial has been adapted from seven days of the High Court transcript by Liv Hennessy and will be directed by Lisa Spirling.
Lucy May Barker (Mamma Mia!, West End; Pine Hampstead Theatre), will play Rebekah Vardy and Laura Dos Santos (Yes So I Said Yes, Finborough Theatre; My White Best Friend, Liverpool Everyman) will play Coleen Rooney.
They will be joined by Jonathan Broadbent (The Comedy of Errors, RSC; My Night with Reg, Donmar and West End) as Hugh Tomlinson QC, and Nathan McMullen (Misfits, E4; Hushabye Mountain, Hope Mill) and Sharan Phull (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, UK Tour; The Apology, Arcola) who will both be playing multiple roles including Wayne Rooney, Jamie Vardy and Harpreet Robertson.
Further casting is to be announced.
Originally running for the one night on 15 November, further performances have also been confirmed at Wyndham’s Theatre on 22 and 29 November, 6, 13 and 20 December and 10 January.
From sting operations to sensational headlines, this verbatim production will reveal what went on behind closed doors in the case that turned social media sleuthing into high drama. Audiences will see first-hand, and in the words of Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, how the extraordinary week in court played out.
Vardy v Rooney is a story stranger than fiction, with lurid one-liners and revelations blurring the boundaries of tabloid and court case, social media and soap opera. This unique moment in British media history captivated the country but while public debate raged, only a handful of people witnessed what happened in the trial. Now audiences can watch the intrigue and intricacies of the case live on stage in the West End. Further details to be announced soon.
The production is designed by Polly Sullivan, the lighting designer is Ben Bull, the sound designer is Richard Hammarton and Lizzie Manwaring is assistant director.
For more information and tickets, visit wagathaplay.com
