The Menier Chocolate Factory returns to live performances in September, reopening with the European première of Paula Vogel’s Tony Award-winning play Indecent, which was in previews at the time of national lockdown in March 2020.

Running from 3 September–27 November, Indecent explores the origins of the highly controversial play The God of Vengeance by Sholem Asch. We follow the path of the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it in this deeply moving play accompanied by a small live klezmer band. 

The cast includes: Cory English as The Middle (Male); Beverley Klein as The Elder (Female); Finbar Lynch as The Stage Manager; Molly Osborne as The Ingenue; Peter Polycarpou as The Elder (Male); Alexandra Silber as The Middle (Female); Joseph Timms as The Ingenue (Male); Merlin Shepherd as The Clarinettist; Anna Lowenstein as The Violinist, and Josh Middleton as The Accordionist

Indecent reunites Vogel and director Rebecca Taichman, who co-created and directed the original production, which received Tony Awards for Best Direction of a Play for Taichman and Best Lighting Design of a Play for Christopher Akerlind (who will also light the Menier production).

Completing the creative team are choreographer David Dorfman; set designer Riccardo Hernandez; costume designer Emily Rebholz; UK sound designer Jonathan Everett; projection designer Tal Yarden; composers Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva; musical supervisor Lisa Gutkin; and music director Merlin Shepherd.

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