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EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 18 MIN

Vardy v Rooney - The Wagatha Christie Trial

from Lights Up! · host The Real Putney Theatre Company

Cait is ill today so hosting duty falls to Frances Bodiam, who chats with Director Owen Thomas Smith and Dina Fahmy (Rebekah Vardy) and Roger Blitz  (Hugh Tomlinson KC)  “It’s… Rebekah Vardy’s account.” With that single post, Coleen Rooney ignited the celebrity trial of the decade. From leaked stories and vanished phones to jaw-dropping revelations and laugh-out-loud exchanges, Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial brings the sensational libel showdown to the stage. Drawn entirely from real court transcripts, Liv Hennessy’s verbatim play turns tabloid scandal into high-stakes theatre - fast, funny, and utterly gripping. Who do you believe? And what’s the price of a reputation? A Putney Theatre Company Production, at Putney Arts Theatre. from Tuesday 14 to  Saturday 18 October at 7.45pm, with a matinee also on Saturday at 3pm. Ticket link below._______________________________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.

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Cait is ill today so hosting duty falls to Frances Bodiam, who chats with Director Owen Thomas Smith and Dina Fahmy (Rebekah Vardy) and Roger Blitz (Hugh Tomlinson KC) “It’s… Rebekah Vardy’s account.” With that single post, Coleen Rooney ignited the celebrity trial of the decade. From leaked stories and vanished phones to jaw-dropping revelations and laugh-out-loud exchanges, Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial brings the sensational libel showdown to the stage. Drawn enti...

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