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“There’s a terrific ensemble at work in a show that bursts with the joy of union”
The Guardian

★★★★
“Heart pounding drama… get ready to be blown away”
The Reviews Hub

★★★★★
“A visual feast”
Theatre Bubble

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Inspiration for creating work is all around us.

It’s in our personal lives, in the news, politics, and in the relationships that we have with our friends, families and colleagues. By delving further into these relationships, I was struck by a sense that we are all married, bound by the many contracts of modern life. The Wedding is inspired by these complexities of human nature: the struggle between love and anger, creation and destruction, community and isolation. For this show we have created a dystopian world in which every one of us is a bride, wedded to society. But what are the terms of this relationship? And can we consider a divorce?

Amit Lahav, Director of The Wedding and Artistic Director of Gecko

1. Try not to say “What can I do?” or “How can I help?” Those are too open-ended and it’s too easy to reply “Don’t worry, I’m fine.” What you can say is: “I’m coming over and I’m going to make dinner and I’m going to clean your kitchen, is that OK?”

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