Videography by Studio Twenty
In Hollywood, being yourself is the most challenging role of all.
“This entire town is a cesspool, darling. Beautifully lit. Well appointed. But a cesspool nonetheless”
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?
Starring Olivier Award-winner Tracie Bennett and star of stage and screen John Partridge, and directed by Tony-nominee Christopher Renshaw, 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 politicised.
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Access Performance
Captioned Performance Tuesday 30 September 7pm
Details
Theatre: Main Space
Monday – Saturday: 7pm
Thursday & Saturday: 2.30pm
Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
No interval and no re-entry.
We strongly advise that you arrive early and take your seats in advance of the start time as there is a no latecomers policy.
This production contains haze, strong language including slurs, adult references, sexual assault, homophobia of the time, reference to suicide, stage cigarettes, and naked flame.
This production is recommended for ages 14+.
Photography
PRODUCTION SHOTS
Photography by Danny Kaan and Steve Gregson
The Company
Tracie Bennett
Tallulah Bankhead
John Partridge
Billy Haines
Nick Blakeley
Henry Willson
Solomon Davy
Chad Manford
Michael McKeever
Writer
Christopher Renshaw
Director
Ethan Cheek
Set and Costume Designer
Jack Weir
Lighting Designer
Yvonne Gilbert
Sound Designer
Nicholas Hockaday
casting Director
Bryan Hodgson
Associate Director
Further creatives to be announced.
