represent. announces world premiere digital production of MONEY featuring Mel Giedroyc

Mel Giedroyc

represent., a new company with the aim of increasing access to the industry for those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, have today announced the world premiere of Money by Isla van Tricht, a digital production in partnership with Southwark Playhouse. 

The production invites audiences to interact with, and determine the outcome of a charity as it grapples with the ethics of accepting a large donation from a questionable source. The show will open the company’s reimagined inaugural season with a repertory company. The season also includes Stephen Jeffreys Interruptions and Isley Lynn’s Albatross. 

Money will star Mel Giedroyc in a cameo role as Jennifer Anders, the CEO of the ethically dubious, highly successful Anders Corporation whose foundation have granted the donation. Aaron Douglas, Sarel Madziya, Loussin-Torah Pilikian, Nemide May and Adam Rachid Lazaar will also star. 

Creative Director of represent., Guy Woolf, said: “Last year we were all raring to go with our first season. But one week into rehearsals, the world stopped. Since then we have continued our commitment to our company with a variety of workshops and R&D’s; one ACE-funded with director Karen Tomlin on Ira Aldridge’s The Black Doctor, and the other on Money, which has become our company’s debut production. We commissioned Isla van Tricht to write the piece for a virtual and interactive production in which our audiences are put right in the heart of a timely ethical dilemma that confronts capitalism, philanthropy and a group of people doing their best.”

Money will be available to stream from 26 April - 15 May via Zoom, with tickets available here.

Rebecca Wallis

Rebecca is a self-confessed theatre obsessive, with a particular love for musicals. She has loved writing for as long as she can remember and combining this love with her passion for theatre has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made. She is currently studying journalism, with hopes of making her theatre blogging into a career one day. Her favourite ever musical is Half A Sixpence, and she could tell you anything that you could ever want to know about that show. She is honoured to be a part of the West End Best Friend team and cannot wait to see how the page grows and grows.

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