Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial heads on 2023 UK Tour

Grab a seat for the trial that gripped the nation… Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial.

Following a strictly limited run at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End (6 April – 20 May 2023), Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial will head on a UK tour! The verbatim production opened on 15 November 2022 at the Wyndham’s Theatre where it played to packed houses and standing ovations. The trial has been adapted from seven days of High Court transcripts by Liv Hennessy (finalist in the Paines Plough’s Women’s Prize for Playwriting) and directed by Lisa Spirling (Artistic Director of Theatre503).

Reprising their roles will be Lucy May Barker (Mamma Mia!, West End; Pine Hampstead Theatre) as Rebekah Vardy and Laura Dos Santos (Yes So I Said Yes, Finborough Theatre; My White Best Friend, Liverpool Everyman) as Coleen Rooney, Jonathan Broadbent (The Comedy of Errors, RSC; My Night with Reg, Donmar and West End) as Hugh Tomlinson QC, Tom Turner as David Sherborne and Nathan McMullen (Misfits, E4; Hushabye Mountain, Hope Mill) playing multiple roles including Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy. 

A special gala performance in support of Advocate will take place on 13 April at the Ambassadors Theatre. The charity exists to match members of the public who need free legal help with barristers who are willing to donate their time and expertise in deserving cases for those who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay. Advocate is the Bar’s national pro bono charity that makes it possible for barristers to balance a dedicated practice with making a significant contribution to the community.

From sting operations to sensational headlines, this verbatim production reveals what went on behind closed doors in the case that turned social media sleuthing into high drama. Audiences can see first-hand, and in the words of Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, how the extraordinary week in court played out.

Vardy V Rooney is a story stranger than fiction, with lurid one-liners and revelations blurring the boundaries of tabloid and court case, social media and soap opera. This unique moment in British media history captivated the country but while public debate raged, only a handful of people witnessed what happened in the trial. Now audiences can watch the intrigue and intricacies of the case live on stage in the West End and beyond. 

Book now at these Theatre Tokens venues:

The Ambassadors Theatre, London (Book online)

6 April – 20 May

New Victoria Theatre, Woking

26 – 27 May

Liverpool Empire Theatre

28 May, Sunday 7:30pm

Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea

30 – 31 May, Tuesday – Wednesday 7:30pm

The Lowry, Salford (Book online)

9 – 11 June

Theatre Royal, Brighton

15 – 17 June