McQueen is a new play by James Philips which steps into the fairy story landscape of Lee Alexander McQueen’s mind. It stars Stephen Wight as Lee McQueen, Dianna Agron as Dahlia and Tracy-Ann Oberman as Isabella Blow.
McQUEEN is a journey into the visionary imagination and dark dream world of Alexander McQueen, fashion’s greatest contemporary artist. Set on a single London night, it is more than a bio-play. It is stepping into the fairy story landscape of McQueen’s mind, the landscape seen in his immortal shows, where with a dress an urchin can become an Amazon, where beauty might just help us survive the night. A girl has watched McQueen‘s Mayfair house for eleven consecutive days. Tonight she climbs down from her watching tree and breaks into his house, to steal a dress, to become someone special. He catches her, but, instead of calling the police, they embark together on a journey through London and into his heart.
McQUEEN will be directed by John Caird, with production design by David Farley, choreography by Christopher Marney, video design by Tim Bird, lighting design by David Howe, sound design by John Leonard, wigs designed by Linda McKnight, fight direction by Kate Walters and casting by Jayne Collins CDG & Kate Plantin CDG.
McQUEEN will be produced at St. James Theatre by Robert Mackintosh, AMIR Ltd, Hilary Williams, Deborah Negri, with Julian Stoneman as executive producer, for and on behalf of McQ Productions Ltd.
LISTINGS INFORMATION
12 May to 27 June 2015
St. James Theatre
12 Palace Street
London SW1E 5JA
Performances: Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm*, Thursdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm**
*7.00pm on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 May
**No 2.30pm performances on Thursday 14 and Thursday 21 May
Ticket Prices: £25, £35, £55, £65
Box Office: 0844 264 2140
Website: www.mcqueentheplay.com
Facebook: facebook.com/McQueenThePlay
Twitter: @McQueenThePlay