'Strictly Come Dancing' star Janette Manrara among 'Affluenza' cast

Set within the Hamptons, Affluenza raises thought-provoking questions about moral accountability and justice after a privileged teenager's intoxicated car ride ends in devastation.

Summary

• Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara joins Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp in Affluenza
• The show is being performed at Riverside Studios
• Performances begin on 26 September

Further casting has now been revealed for the Noah Schnapp-led Affluenza, which begins performances at Riverside Studios in London on 26 September, as part of the Mainstage Season.

Joining the cast are Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara, alongside Juliet Cowan (Broken Glass), Wallis Currie-Wood (Madam Secretary, Elektra), and Olivier Award nominee Rupert Young (Bridgerton, Dear Evan Hansen).

The creative team, led by writer/director Andy Sandberg, includes Set Designer Charlie Corcoran and Costume Designer Hannah Schmidt, Lighting Designer Jack Weir, and Sound Designer Emily Drohan.

Set within the Hamptons, Affluenza raises thought-provoking questions about moral accountability and justice after a privileged teenager's intoxicated car ride ends in devastation.

Playwright and Director Andy Sandberg said, “This cast is absolutely extraordinary, and I’m beyond grateful to be working with such a gifted company. To see how each of these brilliant actors has responded to the Affluenza script and story is inspiring, and I could not be more excited that they are joining our exceptional creative team to debut this play at Riverside Studios.”

Affluenza is part of a major season of five new plays directed by Sandberg at the venue, including Sacrilegious and Expecting.

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Photo credit: Janette Manrara. (Courtesy of production)