'The devil wears pinstripes
'Astrid Wentworth is relentless. A currency trader at the top of her game, she takes multinationals out for dinner before joining hedge funds at a strip club. She hasn’t broken the glass ceiling, she’s remodelled the entire building.
'When a bright young woman applies for a junior position, Astrid decides to play mentor. But, in the self-serving world of the trade floor, every favour has a price.
'Playwright Melissa Bubnic won STC’s Patrick White Award in 2010 and, since then, has been carving out a distinctive writing style that is smart, risqué and very funny. In Boys will be boys, she systematically skewers the hypocrisies and the fallacies of the finance world.
'Strapping on Astrid Wentworth’s razor-sharp stilettos is Danielle Cormack (Rake), making a welcome return to STC. The comedy is black, the language colourful and the stakes are f*ing high. Welcome to the trading floor.' (Production summary)
World premiere presented by Sydney Theatre Company. Performed at the Wharf Theatre Sydney : 16 April -16 May 2015.
Director: Paige Rattray.
Designer: David Fleischer.
Lighting Designer: Ross Graham.
Composer, Sound Designer & Musical Director: Kelly Ryall.
Cast: Danielle Cormack, Meredith Penman, Sophia Roberts, Tina bursill, and Zindzi Okenyo.
