World premiere stage adaptation of The Wachowskis BOUND announces lead cast and first development workshop

The award-winning Vertigo Theatre Productions have announced the lead cast for the world premiere stage adaptation of the acclaimed movie Bound, written by the legendary Wachowskis (The Matrix, V For Vendetta) and adapted to the stage by Craig Hepworth.

Stepping in to the iconic roles of Violet and Corky (portrayed by Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon in the movie) will be Farrel Hegarty (My Dinner with Herve; Hello, Norma Jean, Park Theatre) as Violet and Sofia Antonia Milone (The Adults Are Talking, Stop Swimming Productions) as Corky. They will be joined by Ben Keenan (Over The Wall, BBC) as Caesar and Richard Allen (Noir, Porno Chic) as Johnnie, with more casting to be announced in the next few weeks.

The play will have its first lab/workshop on 19 & 20 November at The Contact Theatre in Manchester, with a try-out production scheduled to open in October 2023 in the UK.

Sparks fly when Violet sets eyes on Corky in the hallway of their building. Violet is the girlfriend of a violent gangster, Caesar, while Corky is fresh out of prison and doing renovations on the apartment next door. As the two women launch into a passionate love affair, they assemble an intricate plan for Violet to escape from Caesar, with two million dollars of the mob's money, all they have to do is trust each other to make it out alive.

Part love story, part erotic thriller, part mob story, Bound is still the Wachowskis most critically acclaimed film to date.

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