Mood Music
21 Apr–16 Jun 2018
What you need to know
Dates
21 Apr–16 Jun 2018About the show
Music is medication.
Behind its seductive and glamorous veneer, the music industry has a dark side. Whether it’s bitter legal battles fought by the likes of George Michael, Kesha and Tulisa, or the lost lives of Amy Winehouse and Chris Cornell, the price of fame and success can be brutal.
‘The music industry isn’t about healing heartbreak and vulnerability. It’s about selling it.’
In a top London recording studio, Cat, a young songwriter, her producer Bernard, their lawyers and psychotherapists go to battle over who owns a hit song. Amidst a gathering storm of bitter complaints and recriminations Cat and Bernard inflict a devastating toll on each other.
‘Music is medication. The elixir of life. It’s for injecting into the blood stream to take away the pain…to promote euphoria…to adrenalise us and give us courage and empathy.’
Mood Music is a timely new play about power, passion and the price of creativity, written by Joe Penhall (Sunny Afternoon, Blue/Orange) and directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Enduring Love).
The Cast
Ben Chaplin
Bernard
Pip Carter
Ramsay
Kurt Egyiawan
Miles
Seána Kerslake
Cat
Jemma Redgrave
Vanessa
Neil Stuke
Seymour
Stuart Angell
Understudy Ramsay/Miles
William Findley
Understudy Bernard/Seymour
Robyn Sinclair
Understudy Cat/Vanessa
Creative Team
Joe Penhall
Writer
Roger Michell
Director
Hildegard Bechtler
Set Designer
Dinah Collin
Costume Designer
David Arnold
Composer & Music Supervisor
Rick Fisher
Lighting
John Leonard
Sound
Jessica Ronane Cdg
Casting
Will Stuart
Musical Director
Danièle Lydon
Voice Coach
Maria Crocker
Baylis Assistant Director