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 stageMatinee: Saturday 23 March, 3pmCast:Aunty Julie/Rebecca de Souza: Sarah PerkinsPhoebe Virtue: Lucy OglesbyKevin the postman/Sir Dennis Hedge: Roger BeaumontJack Virtue: Sammy MooreHannah Tweetwell: Katie KellyFreddie Peripheral: David Lindley-PilleyJenny Hood: Megan GoodLady Susan Climber: Louisa PeadCarson/Peter Media OBE: Roger BlitzMatt Eton MP: Tom SainsburyRosalind Double-Budget: Emily FellowsTom Double-Budget: Owen Thomas JamesCrew:Director: Stuart WatsonAssistant director:Megan GoodMovement and choreography: Angela BothaSet and costume design: Lexa BarbulescuProduction manager: Tom SainsburyComposer: Simon HerdSound designer: Barney Hart DykeLighting designer: Rich EvansStage manager: Helen WoodAssistant stage managers: Bryony Aird, Anastasia Babich, Emily Kate Dixon, Annie SpencerCostume assistants: Ally Dixon, Sylvie Hobden, Sorcha VereyHair and wigs: Peter Love_______________________________The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End! See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatsonHost: Cait Hart-Dyke.Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.