Amy Rosenthal's The Party Girls is playing at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre now. This compelling production explores the true story of a family torn apart by political extremism.
Seen through the eyes of Jessica (Decca) as she battles to stay true to her beliefs, whilst moving further and further from the values of her once beloved sisters.
It portrays the complex lives of the Mitford sisters - aristocrats who revelled through the politically unstable 1930s and 40s. This is a fast-paced, challenging and sometimes disorienting production that takes on ideology, family, war, privilege and the dangerous power of charm.
Keeping up can be tricky at first. The play flits between multiple time periods where characters switch from childhood to adulthood in a matter of seconds thanks to a sleek sl