MESSIAH

MESSIAH
By Aisling Towl

19:30, Tue 20th – Sat 24th May 2025 at ADC Theatre
Easter Week 3

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mention of mental illness
mention of suicide

When Sophie lands a new job in parliament, it’s a chance to leave her past behind. Working as an assistant to a charismatic Labour MP, she climbs the ranks as he rockets from backbencher to leader of the opposition. But when scandal sweeps Westminster, Sophie is forced to choose between ambition and integrity. MESSIAH is a new play about power, corruption and what happens when the personal becomes political.

Cast

Stu – Jacob Benhayoun

Sophie – Idara James

Helen – Grace Heslin

Barnaby – Wilf Jenkinson

Alice/Trudy – Eva De Vincenzi

Ensemble – Jude King

Production Team

Director – James Critchley

Playwright – Aisling Towl

Producer – Elianna Burke

Assistant Director – Eva Cotton

Technical Director – Chris Wordsworth

Set Designer – Clotilde Dumont

Lighting Designer – Anna Gungaloo

Publicity Designer – Theo Pyy-Sitzia

Sound Designer – Toni Renz

Costume Designer – Olivia Rhee

Assistant Costume Designer – Esther Keeley

Stage Manager – Emma Dinnage

Deputy Stage Manager – Iola Budden

CLX – Finley Robertson

ASM – Eva Dougall, Anna Smith, Scarlett Clegg, Clotilde Dumont, Cecily Chitty, Gemma Stapleton, Katie Stapleton, Zoe C Edwards, Tom Barry, Olivia Rhee, Elizabeth Vogel, Eve Robson

PLX – Tom Barry, Alice Rule, Sarah Marsh, Finlay Wyer, Peter Baker, Scarlett Clegg, Lochie Mackie

Focus Warrior – Tom Barry, Alice Rule, Sarah Marsh

Casting Assistant/Legal Advisor – Keilyn Anderson

Photographer – Jean-Marié Malan

Crew – Bram Heierman-Rix, Gemma Stapleton, Katie Stapleton, Aneel Bhullar

MESSIAH By Aisling Towl

Cast

Production Team

MESSIAH
By Aisling Towl