What's on in London: The Code
A new production of Michael McKeever's play about 1950's Hollywood.
Christopher Renshaw is directing a new production of The Code by Michael McKeever, which will run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 12 September to 11 October.
Starring Tracie Bennett and John Partridge, The Code is set in Hollywood, 1950. A fading star. A rising one. An agent with an agenda. And a legend who's seen it all.
Tallulah Bankhead – magnetic, mercurial, and unapologetically sharp-tongued – stops in for a cocktail at the home of former screen idol turned interior designer Billy Haines, who may – or may not – be planning to disappear from the town he once ruled.
Enter power agent Henry Willson and his all-too-perfect protégé Chad Manford, setting the room alight. In a world where image is everything, and identity must be carefully edited to survive, can any of them break "the code" without losing everything?
"I am thrilled to bring this show to London..." said Michael McKeever. "I look forward to seeing what this splendid team will do with it. It's fascinating to me how relevant the issues in the play have become in these strange times in which we live."
"I am genuinely excited to be at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, directing this wonderful quartet of actors in this equally wonderful play..." added Christopher Renshaw.
The Code will run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 12 September to 11 October.
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