Four people are dotted around a large tabe in a rehearsal room. On the left is a blonde young woman in blue jeans and a white shirt. She leans onto the table, writing in a script. Behind her, a man in a red t-shirt leans back on his chair. In the background, a woman with dark hair in a white shirt sits on a chair, looking toward a woman on the right who is also leaning on the table.>

The House Party in rehearsals

News 17 Apr 2024

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Rehearsals are in full swing for the first Minerva show of the Festival season, The House Party, and we're bracing ourselves for the whirlwind of a teenage house party. Take a look inside the rehearsal room...

A young woman in a white shirt and blue jeans holds a notebook in one hand and looks up worriedly. Behind her, a young woman with long blonde hair wearing an orange jacket and blue jeans looks on with a concerned expression.
Rachelle Diedericks and Nadia Parkes in rehearsal for The House Party, a Chichester Festival Theatre co-production with Headlong in association with Frantic Assembly Image: Ellie Kurttz 2024

If you want an exhilarating night out about an exhilarating night out, then The House Party is for you.

Holly Race Roughan, director

A woman with dark hair tied back in a bun stands side on to the camera. She is intently looking ahead of her and talking, holding up one hand with her fingers splayed. The other hand rests on a table in front of her.
Director Holly Race Roughan in rehearsal for The House Party, a Chichester Festival Theatre co-production with Headlong in association with Frantic Assembly Image: Ellie Kurttz 2024
A woman with long, dark, wavy hair sits at a wooden desk, face on to the camera. She is looking straight ahead beyond the camera with an intense expression. She holds a script open on the table with one hand and a pencil in the other.
Playwright Laura Lomas in rehearsal for The House Party, a Chichester Festival Theatre and Headlong co-production, in association with Frantic Assembly. Image: Ellie Kurttz 2024

I just love being in rehearsals. Every time, I can’t believe how lucky I am. I’ve discovered so many new things in rehearsal because the actors and Holly have brought so much.

Laura Lomas, playwright

A young mand and woman stand in a rehearsal room with tables and chairs behind them. They are facing eachother tensely. The woman, on the left, has long blonde hair, a white top and blue jeans. She is looking up at the man on the right, he wears a red t-shirt and dark blue trousers, and has brown hair.
Nadia Parkes and Josh Finan in rehearsal for The House Party, a Chichester Festival Theatre co-production with Headlong in association with Frantic Assembly Image: Ellie Kurttz 2024

Visit the show page to see more behind-the-scenes content and book your tickets. And you can experience this striking new adaptation in a whole new way with immersive tickets and onstage seating. Join the party now!

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