Award winning Vertigo Theatre Productions have announced the lead cast for the world premiere stage adaptation of the acclaimed movie BOUND written by the legendary Wachowskis (The Matrix, V For Vendetta, Cloud Atlas, Sense8) and adapted to the stage by Craig Hepworth (Porno Chic, Exam, Noir).
Stepping in to the iconic roles of Violet and Corky (portrayed by Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon in the movie) will be Farrel Hegarty (Violet) and Sofia Antonia Milone (Corky). They will be joined by Ben Keenan as Caesar and Richard Allen as Johnnie (played by Joe Pantoliano and Christopher Meloni in the movie) with more casting to be announced in the next few weeks.
The play will have its first lab/workshop this Nov 19th and 20th at The Contact Theatre in Manchester, with a try out production scheduled to open October 2023 in the UK.
This production has been authorised by Lily and Lana Wachowski as well as their management.
Sparks fly when Violet sets eyes on Corky in the hallway of their building. Violet is the girlfriend of a violent gangster, Caesar, while Corky is fresh out of prison and doing renovations on the apartment next door. As the two women launch into a passionate love affair, they assemble an intricate plan for Violet to escape from Caesar, with two million dollars of the mob’s money, all they have to do is trust each other to make it out alive.
Part love story, part erotic thriller, part mob story, BOUND is still the Wachowskis most critically acclaimed film to date.
