A Face in the Crowd
Mon-Sat, 7.30pm
Wed & Sat matinees, 2.30pm
Previews: Thu 12 - Thu 19 Sep
"Full of effervescent, foot-tapping numbers and rousing ballads"
★★★★
The Telegraph
"A satire for our times"
Financial Times
"Costello’s songs are a delight"
The Independent
'You gotta keep him here, Miss Jeffries. He’s the goose who laid the golden egg.'
When radio producer Marcia Jeffries meets drifter “Lonesome Rhodes”, she immediately gives him a slot on her show. But as Lonesome's fan base grows and the politicians take notice, Marcia realises she has unleashed a force she can no longer control.
As countries across the world head to the polls, legendary singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and award-winning Broadway playwright Sarah Ruhl’s timely new musical reignites this Hollywood classic about celebrity, power, and politics.
Starring Ramin Karimloo (Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables) and Anoushka Lucas (recent Young Vic smash-hit Oklahoma!), A Face in the Crowd will be Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah's final show at the Young Vic, with design by Anna Fleischle.
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Show Warnings
ToggleRunning Time
Toggle2 hours 35 minutes including a 20-minute interval
Design by Émilie Chen. Photography by Virginie Khateeb. Rehearsal photography by Ellie Kurttz.
Special thanks to Adam Kenwright, Brian Zeilinger, Scott Zeilinger, Scott Landis, Hatley Print, SW Fabric FX, Alessa Lewis, Amy Gelnar
Music and Lyrics by Elvis Costello
Book by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Production Designer Anna Fleischle
Lighting Designer Jackie Shemesh
Musical Supervisor, Musical Director and Arranger Phil Bateman
Sound Designer Emma Laxton
Choreographer Lizzi Gee
Orchestration Will Stuart
Orchestral Manager David Gallagher
Casting Director Heather Basten CDG
Production Dramaturg Teunkie Van Der Sluijs
Associate Musical Director Ben McQuigg
Associate Production Designer Angelica Rush
Associate Sound Designer Kyle Macpherson
Associate Costume Designer and Costume Supervisor Olivia Ward
Assistant Choreographer Jasmin Colangelo
Intimacy and Fight Director Yarit Dor
Voice and Dialect Coach Hazel Holder, Rebecca Clark Carey
Jerwood Assistant Director Aaliyah Mckay
Jerwood Trainee Assistant Director Elodie Wilson
Based on the original story and screenplay by Budd Schulberg and the Warner Bros. film.
Band: Keyboard MD Phil Bateman, Drums & Glockenspiel Tim Goodyer, Clarinet /Tenor Sax Laura Manship, Double Bass & Bass Guitar Jo Nichols, Trumpet & Flugelhorn Seb Philpott, Guitar Allan Simpson.
With Jasmin Colangelo, Andrew Coshan, Stavros Demetraki, Olly Dobson, Emily Florence, Howard Gossington, Chris Jenkins, Ramin Karimloo, Anoushka Lucas, Charlotte Riby, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Durone Stokes, Vicki Lee Taylor, Annie Wensak, and Bobby Windebank.
BSL Performance: Tue 15 Oct, 7.30pm
Captioned Performances: Thu 26 Sep, 7.30pm & Sat 5 Oct, 2.30pm
Relaxed Performances: Sat 19 Oct, 2.30pm & Thu 24 Oct, 7.30pm
Sensory Adapted Performance: Thu 10 Oct, 7.30pm
Audio Described Performances: Tues 1 Oct, 7.30pm & Sat 26 Oct, 2.30pm. Free touch tours are available to book on these dates from 1pm for matinees and 6pm for evening performances.
Audio Described by Eleanor Margolies & Miranda Yates
Captioned by Miranda Yates
BSL Interpreter Sumayya Si-Tayeb
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