Marilyn Monroe is remembered as the tragic heroine of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Beautiful, talented, and gone too soon. The circumstances surrounding her death have been cloaked in mystery with many unanswered questions, and the distressing truth hitherto shrouded from public view.
This tense, uncompromising and unmissable new play reveals the shocking events of Marilyn’s last days and lays bare on stage the five crucial missing hours between Marilyn’s death, and the reporting of her apparent suicide by ‘drugs overdose’ to the police.
In those missing hours, seven of Marilyn Monroe’s nearest and dearest gather to write the closing chapter of her remarkable story…
A powerful, meticulously researched new thriller, wherein lies are untangled, myths debunked, and disturbing new evidence is disclosed.
The Marilyn Conspiracy is co-written by actress Vicki McKellar (Paradise Lost, Leicester Square Theatre) and Olivier Award-winning West End and Broadway director Guy Masterson (9 Circles, Park Theatre & The Shark is Broken, West End).
In the press
★★★★ ‘Fascinating… adroitly constructed thriller’
The Times
★★★★★
‘Beautifully crafted’
UK Theatre Web
★★★★★
‘One of the best plays on in London… a compelling, gripping and insightful piece of theatre’
Green Room Reviews
★★★★ ‘Gaunt’s performance as Marilyn was stunning… Not one to miss!’
Theatre and Tonic
★★★★ ‘A thrilling piece of theatre… a beguiling study in political coercion’
The Spy in the Stalls
★★★★ ‘Genevieve Gaunt shines as Monroe… a tense, simmering drama that nails its execution’
A Young(ish) Perspective
★★★★ ‘Captivating, compelling and breathtaking… a must-see’
The Arts Dispatch
★★★★ ‘An impeccable production… maintaining suspense and intrigue throughout’
North West End
★★★★ ‘Genevieve Gaunt isn’t doing Marilyn Monroe… she truly is living as her’
All That Dazzles
★★★★ ‘An intimate and immersive experience… leaves a lasting impact’
West End Best Friend
★★★★ ‘Cogent thriller… fascinating to watch’
The Arts Desk
Cast
PAT NEWCOMB | SUSIE AMY
PETER LAWFORD | DECLAN BENNETT
HILDI GREENSON | ANGELA BULL
DR RALPH GREENSON | DAVID CALVITTO
MARILYN MONROE | GENEVIEVE GAUNT
PATRICIA KENNEDY-LAWFORD | NATASHA COLENSO
EUNICE MURRAY | SALLY MORTEMORE
DR HYMAN ENGELBERG | MAUREY RICHARDS
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Creative Team
CO-WRITER & ORIGINATOR | VICKI MCKELLAR
CO-WRITER & DIRECTOR | GUY MASTERSON
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER | SARAH JUNE MILLS
ASSOCIATE SET & COSTUME DESIGNER AND SUPERVISOR | MIKE LEES
LIGHTING DESIGNER | TOM TURNER
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER | JACK ARNOLD
WIGS, HAIR & MAKEUP MANAGER | HURIYE HEMATI
PRODUCTION MANAGERS | E-STAGE
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Gallery
Artwork photography by Richard Lakos, design by Rebecca Pitt. Rehearsal and production trailer by Piers Foley. Rehearsal and production photography by NUX Photography – Brigitta Scholz Mastroianni.
The producers of The Marilyn Conspiracy wish to acknowledge financial support from Stage One, a registered charity that invests in new commercial productions. Stage One supports new UK theatre producers and productions, and is committed to securing the future of commercial theatre through educational and investment schemes. Stage One would like to thank all producers, theatre owners and productions that voluntarily contribute to the levy which support this investment. For further information please visit www.stageone.uk.com.
Stage One is the operating name of the Theatre Investment Fund Ltd, a registered charity no.271349
Guy Masterson – Theatre Tours International Ltd and Park Theatre present the London Premiere of
The Marilyn Conspiracy
By Vicki McKellar and Guy Masterson, Directed by Guy Masterson