Affluenza

Affluenza description

When a teenager's drunken drive ends in devastation, the court case that follows turns on a single question: can someone be too affluent to know the difference between right and wrong? Set among the ultra-wealthy of the Hamptons and inspired by true events surrounding a controversial legal defence, Affluenza follows the ripple effects as one family's money, power and reputation collide with the American justice system, raising questions about moral accountability, family legacy and the cost of privilege.

Affluenza is a world premiere and the opening production of the Mainstage Season 26/27 at Riverside Studios, running for a limited eight-week engagement. This darkly funny new play is written and directed by Andy Sandberg, a New York-based director, writer and Tony Award-winning producer and Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, who directed the UK premieres of Operation Epsilon and Shida and, in 2009, became the youngest producer to win a Tony Award for the revival of Hair. Casting is to be announced.

Playing at Riverside Studios (venue info)