The Old Vic theatre in London has announced casting for its forthcoming world premiere of Camp Siegfried by American playwright Bess Wohl (Barcelona, Grand Horizons, Small Mouth Sounds, Pretty Filthy).
Olivier Award winner Patsy Ferran (Summer and Smoke) plays Her in Camp Siegfried, alongside Luke Thallon (Leopoldstadt, Albion) as Him.
Directed by Katy Rudd, Bess Wohl’s play offers an intoxicating glimpse into infatuation and indoctrination, inspired by the real Camp Siegfried, a summer camp exclusively for American youth of German descent which operated on New York’s Long Island in the 1930s.
As the world unknowingly sits on the brink of the Second World War, boy meets girl at a summer camp. But soon, they become dangerously consumed by the camp’s real aim: the preaching of Nazi ideology that will ultimately threaten to destroy them, and set the worldwide stage for global atrocity, devastation and genocide.
Joining Katy Rudd in the creative team of Camp Siegfried are: set design by Rosanna Vize, lighting design by Prema Mehta, sound design by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, video design by Tal Rosner, movement by Rachel-Leah Hosker, voice by Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth, dialect by Rebecca Gausnell, casting by Jessica Ronane, associate set and costume by Anisha Fields and assistant director Jasmine Teo.
Camp Siegfried plays at The Old Vic from 7 September to 30 October 2021.
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