![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.](https://sc-cft.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Festival-2024/F24-reh-and-perf-images/The-House-Party/Rehearsals/Josh-Finan-Nadia-Parkes-Rachelle-Diedericks-and-Holly-Race-Roughan-in-rehearsal-for-The-House-Party.jpg?w=1280&h=550&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4513&fp-y=0.3268&dm=1713283293&s=8eb44d5ebbe082d6bbaa3aad3ed75c94)
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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.](https://sc-cft.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Festival-2024/F24-reh-and-perf-images/The-House-Party/Rehearsals/Rachelle-Diedericks-and-Nadia-Parkes-in-rehearsal-for-The-House-Party.jpg?w=771&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4802&fp-y=0.3322&dm=1713282743&s=5957398f11d2df12903ba49f7e6ad35d)
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.](https://sc-cft.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Festival-2024/F24-reh-and-perf-images/The-House-Party/Rehearsals/Cropped-Director-Holly-Race-Roughan-in-rehearsal-for-The-House-Party_Chichester-Festival-Theatre_Headlong-PhotocEllieKurttz_REH_050.png?w=385&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1713348874&s=47e2e11828e085001b09fd0472a9ffbe)
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.](https://sc-cft.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Festival-2024/F24-reh-and-perf-images/The-House-Party/Rehearsals/Nadia-Parkes-and-Josh-Finan-in-rehearsal-for-The-House-Party.jpg?w=771&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4603&fp-y=0.3322&dm=1713283128&s=04ea0b847a308ae4f37884f00f9ad0bf)
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!