The cult classic Lars von Trier film, The Boss of It All, has been adapted for a specially staged streamed version by theatre company New Perspectives, with Josie Lawrence playing the title character. The production will be streamed by Soho Theatre for five performances from 18-20 September 2020.
The cult classic Lars von Trier film, The Boss of It All, has been adapted for a specially staged streamed version by theatre company New Perspectives, with Josie Lawrence playing the title character. The production will be streamed by Soho Theatre for five performances from 18-20 September 2020.
The office comedy drama was originally presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2013 to critical acclaim before transferring to Soho Theatre. In 2020 the office setting has now become a remote working set up, with the action taking place via a series of Zoom meetings. Lawrence will lead a cast of seven performing live from their homes, and will be joined each night by a different comedian guest cameo from around the globe.
Marking one of Lars von Trier’s rare forays into comedy, this distinctive and eccentric exploration of office politics has been rewritten for the stage by Jack McNamara following its hit premiere seven years ago. The play has since been performed around the world.
Josie Lawrence stars as Kristina (gender flipped from the original Kristoffer in the film), the out-of-work actor hired to play the boss of the company. She is best known as a regular guest on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as Manda Best in EastEnders and Agnes Nutter in Good Omens. The eight-strong cast also includes Ross Armstrong (Chernobyl, Mr Selfridge) and award-winning UK-based Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani. They are joined by David Alade, Angela Bain, Rachel Summers, Jamie de Courcey and Tone Haldrup Lorenzen. The Boss of It All is a New Perspectives and Soho Theatre co-production in association with Derby QUAD.
Josie Lawrence said:
“Really excited to be working with one of my favourite directors Jack McNamara again. Love this adaptation and can’t wait to get started. It’s live theatre streamed from our homes to yours. Hope you can join us.”
New Perspectives artistic director Jack McNamara said: “The Boss of it All is a comedy about dodgy leadership, work instability and the artifice of daily life. So it is little surprise that the play has gained an entirely fresh resonance in the time we find ourselves in today. Rewriting it for zoom brought out a clear political centre that was almost unnoticeable six years ago. It’s hard today not to recognise a story about finding ourselves in the hands of leaders whose conviction goes no deeper than the script they are holding.”
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