Casting including Jason Manford announced for UK premiere of A KILLER PARTY
Casting for the upcoming UK premiere of A Killer Party has been announced, now streaming from 26 April - 23 May.
A Killer Party will be released as a series of nine episodes to view on-demand, bringing the very best of British stage and screen directly into your living room.
The cast includes Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Only Fools and Horses) as Shea Crescendo, Debbie Kurup (The Prince of Egypt) as Vivika Orsonwelles, Jason Manford (Curtains) as Varthur McArthur, Cedric Neal (Motown The Musical) as George Murderer, Amara Okareke (Les Misérables) as Lily Wright, Lucas Rush (Les Misérables) as Clarke Staples, Emma Salvo (Come From Away) as Justine Case, Ashley Samuels (The Book of Mormon) as Cameron Mitchelljohn, Harriet Thorpe (Wicked) as Detective Case and Rachel Tucker (Come From Away) as Joan McArthur.
When Varthur McArthur, failed West End actor and current artistic director of Blackpool’s smallest regional theatre, calls a read-through for his latest murder mystery play, the cast of local actors arrive at the party with anything but theatre on their minds. But when Varthur ends up face down in his soup (a gluten-free cheese bisque), it’s up to Traffic-Police-Officer turned-Detective Justine Case to piece together what happened. If only the ensemble of suspects would stop singing...
This side-splitting new musical, fueled by a contemporary pop score, was a hit in the US last year, where it was written and developed in response to the closure of theatres. Filmed entirely in each artist’s home, viewers are invited to experience the joy of theatre in an entirely new way.
The show has been adapted for UK audiences and will be directed by Benji Sperring, with a book by Rachel Axler and Kait Kerrigan, music by Jason Howland and lyrics by Nathan Tysen. The show is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, Tanisha Spring for Blue Mahoe Productions and Ilai Szpiezak for Upstage Creative.
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