Posh di Laura Wades (messinscena originale)
Royal Court Theatre, 9 aprile 2010
Cast:
The Riot Club:
Guy Bellingfield Joshua McGuire
James Leighton-Masters Tom Mison
Toby Maitland Jolyon Coy
George Balfour Richard Goulding
Alistair Ryle Leo Bill
Hugo Fraser-Tyrwhitt David Dawson
Harry Villiers Harry Hadden-Paton
Miles Richards James Norton
Dimitri Mitropoulos Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Ed Montgomery Kit Harington
Padrino di Jeremy Guy Simon Shepherd
Chris, il padrone di The Bull’s Head Daniel Ryan
Rachel, figlia di Chris Fiona Button
Charlie, una escort Charlotte Lucas
Regia: Lyndsey Turner
Scenografia: Anthony Ward
Luci: Paule Constable
Suono: David McSeveney
Assistente alla regia: James Yeatman
Costumi: Jackie Orton
Production Manager: Paul Handley
Stage Manager: Nafeesah Butt
Dieci membri del Riot Club, un club esclusivo di studenti di una prestigiosa università, si riuniscono per una serata di bagordi in un pub. Nonostante le assicurazioni del presidente del club al padrone del pub che la serata non causerà problemi, la situazione va sempre più fuori controllo man mano che i convitati si ubriacano. Il padrone del pub e la figlia vengono bullizzati brutalmente e alla fine i giovani si accordano per far ricadere la colpa dei danni provocati su uno di loro, il cinico Alister, al quale promettono il loro sostegno e che si attirerà con le sue idee le simpatie di un potente politico conservatore.
Recensioni
The Guardian, recensione di Michael Billington, 16 aprile 2010
"Laura Wade's new play is highly topical: it is about the sense of entitlement to power of a privileged, wealthy, public school and Oxbridge elite.[...] Wade hits a number of nails on the head. [...] But the play suffers from showing all 10 members of her fictional club as total shits: for the sake of good drama, one wishes at least one of them displayed some moral qualm about their actions."
British Theatre Guide, recensione di Philip Fisher
"With the assistance of director Lyndsey Turner and the young cast, Laura Wade has done a good job of enlightening audience members who did not go to Oxbridge and imagine that the Brideshead generation still flourishes about how today's toffs behave out of hours. She might also make some visitors reconsider the way in which they choose to vote. However, Posh lacks dramatic tension for too long and as a result, waters down its political and social message."
The Stage, recensione di Aleks Sierz, 16 aprile 2010
"Wade expertly pins down the attitudes of the privileged, and their mix of venomous contempt for modern life with a nostalgia for the past glories of the aristocracy. Their rage at social change is palpable, and so is the fact that these young bloods have never left the playground. Yet they aspire to be Britain’s ruling class."
