Marie Antoinette

by David Adjmi

31st Jan – 4th Feb 2023
ADC Theatre

“Marie Antoinette is an enjoyable exploration into a perspective of privilege, and there is definitely no better time, or place for that matter, to stage such a play.”

David Adjmi is very clear: Marie Antoinette ‘isn’t a history play and it isn’t contemporary; it exists in its own universe with its own idiom.’ With this in mind, I was inspired to approach Marie Antoinette through the 'idiom' of modern discussions around nepotism, privilege, and the idealisation of the 'model/nepo baby' figure in media.

I focused on excess and opulence in both the production design and performance, embracing the fast-paced, witty dialogue with the goal of creating a production that at once enthralled the audience with its aesthetics while also pointing out how such a lifestyle comes at the expense and exclusion of others.

Photos by Alessia Mavakala.

Recording of this production available upon request. 

Cast

Marie Antoinette – Victoria Ubenyi

Sheep – Katya Stylianou

Louis XVI – Rosalind Wippell

Revolutionary – Ebenezer Boakye

Axel Fersen – Imogen Gray

Joseph/Mr Sauce/Guard – Hugo Gregg

Polignac/Mrs Sauce – Lily-Rose Morris-Zumin

Lamballe/Royalist – Lizzy Lotery

The Dauphin – Qawiiah Bisiriyu

Crew

Director  – Arianna Muñoz

Producer  – Sarah Walton-Smith

Assistant Director  – Jennifer Chen

Associate Director – Zara Salaria

Assistant Producer  – Orchid Balgobin

Publicity Designer  – Katie Wrench

Photographer  – Alessia Mavakala

Co-Publicist – Mia Grant, Isabelle Duffy-Cross

Costume Design – Melania Hamilton

Set Design – Grace Baxter

Sound Design – Talulah Thomas

Accent/Language Coach – Katya Stylianou

Lighting Design – Sophie Richardson