⭐ TRACIE BENNETT, JOHN PARTRIDGE, SOLOMON DAVY & NICK BLAKELEY ANNOUNCED FOR LONDON PREMIERE OF THE CODE ⭐
The London premiere of new play THE CODE by Michael McKeever has been announced
The new production will play the Southwark Playhouse Elephant this September, directed by Drama Desk award-winning and Tony-nominated Christopher Renshaw.
THE CODE will star two-time Olivier winner Tracie Bennett as Tallulah Bankhead and star of stage and screen John Partridge as Billy Haines. THE CODE lays bare the unspoken rules of Hollywood, then and now: a world where image still shapes opportunity, where authenticity is curated and identity remains politicized.
Also starring Solomon Davy as Chad Manford and Nick Blakeley as Henry Willson.
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?
“This entire town is a cesspool, darling. Beautifully lit. Well appointed. But a cesspool nonetheless.”
THE CODE has set & costume design by Ethan Cheek, lighting design by Jack Weir, and casting by Nicholas Hockaday. The full creative team will be announced at a later date.
THE CODE will play Southwark Playhouse Elephant, running from 12th September – 11th October 2025, with tickets on sale now.
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Tickets & more info – https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/the-code/
