Hot Mess

Edinburgh Fringe & Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Book & Director: Ellie Coote
Music, Lyrics and Co-Orchestrator: Jack Godfrey
Musical Supervisor and Co-Orchestrator: Joe Beighton
Movement Director: Alexzandra Sarmiento
Set & Costume Designer: Shankho Chaudhuri
Lighting Designer: Ryan Joseph Stafford
Sound Designer: Paul Gatehouse
Musical Director: Issie Osborne
Dramaturg: Deirdre O’Halloran
Intimacy Director: Lex Kaby
Costume Supervisor: Caroline Mirfin
Producer: James Ashfield
Executive Producer: Vicky Graham for Vicky Graham Productions
Production Manager: Christopher Ball, Emily Obasohan
Casting Director: Pearson Casting CDG

“…the pioneering theatre company Lung pursue the changing British care system over 150 years, exposing the heartbreakingly arbitrary way in which children’s fates can be sealed…The stage picture is constantly mobile in Woodhead’s production, choreographed by Alexzandra Sarmiento – the will for change is in every fibre.”

- The Guardian ★★★★★

“This relentless energy is matched by Alexzandra Sarmiento’s choreography – ambitious and wide-ranging”

- WhatsOnStage ★★★★★

“The score is challenging and set to lyrics that adhere to the patterns of natural speech, with all the repetition and filler words left in. The young cast impressively masters the close harmonies, unusual keys and awkward beats, as well as Alexzandra Sarmiento’s body-popping choreography.”

- The Stage ★★★★★