A group of young people dance on top of a kitchen island on a stage. They are stood together, with their arms raised and twisted, mid-dance move. They are wearing party clothes - trainers, jeans, crop tops and bucket hats - and are lit with dramatic blue lighting.>

Last chance: The House Party ends this Saturday!

News 13 May 2024

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The drinks are flowing, the music is pumping, The House Party has started in the Minerva. Read the rave reviews and see the whirlwind of teenage emotions and party chaos up close in the new production trailer and photos. You've only got until 1 June to join this party.

5 Stars

A blazing hot ménage à trois that transforms the Minerva stage into a cauldron of desire, resentment and revenge

Broadway World

4 Stars

Fresh, ferociously intense and visually striking reimagining of Strindberg’s thorny drama

The Stage

4 Stars

Bracingly relevant and searingly shocking... perfectly depicts the messiness of youth

WhatsOnStage

Two young women sit together on a large grey sofa. The blonde woman on the left has her legs up on the sofa and she is lying back onto the other woman, a calm expression on her face. The woman on the right has her face pressed against the blonde woman's head, she might be kissing it.
Nadia Parkes as Julie and Rachelle Diedericks as Christine in The House Party, a Chichester Festival Theatre co-production with Headlong in association with Frantic Assembly Image: Ellie Kurttz 2024
4 Stars

Insightful and thought-provoking... some of the most powerful theatre I have seen

Theatre South East

A dazzling, brilliant theatrical experience

Chichester Observer

A thrilling must see

Fringe Review

Entertaining and relevant

Portsmouth News

A young woman and a young man embrace each other on stage. The woman is on the left, she wears a pink and white dress and has black curly hair loose down to her shoulders. She smiles up affectionately at the man on the right as he smiles back, he has short blond hair and wears a smart blue shirt.
Rachelle Diedericks as Christine and Josh Finan as John in The House Party, a Chichester Festival Theatre co-production with Headlong in association with Frantic Assembly Image: Ellie Kurttz 2024

See the full gallery of production photos on the show page, plus more behind-the-scenes sneak peaks...

A group of young people dance on top of a kitchen island on stage. Their faces and bodies are turned to the left away from the camera and they are unched over with their knees bent, like they are bouncing to the beat or getting ready for a fight. Some of them hold drinks cups, they are lit in blue and green light.
The ensemble in The House Party, a Chichester Festival Theatre co-production with Headlong in association with Frantic Assembly Image: Ellie Kurttz 2024

Ready to see it for yourself? The House Party must end Saturday 1 June. Book now and join the party.

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