World premiere of new musical BERLUSCONI to run at Southwark Playhouse

Francesca Moody Productions and Wishful Thinking Musicals have announced the world premiere of Berlusconi – a naughty, noisy  exposé of the original perma-tanned media mogul turned populist politician, told through the eyes of three formidable women ready to share their side of the story and  break the veneer of that million Lira smile.  

Berlusconi is an urgent and prescient story about a brand of political leadership that  has become all too familiar. With soaring melodies and driving beats, this hilarious and  outrageous new musical assembles an award-winning team to tell the astonishing,  outlandish, almost true story of one of the world’s most charismatic, charming and morally  dubious political leaders. 

As Silvio tries to enshrine his legacy by grandiosely writing the opera of his life, his detractors are closing in… 

Producer Francesca Moody said: “I am thrilled to be presenting this extraordinary and  incredibly funny new musical with an award-winning team of the most exciting roll-call  of creatives. Berlusconi is an all too familiar story of outrageous corruption and  grotesque male privilege allowed to run riot, indeed seemingly run a country. It's a  musical which places a fierce feminist lens on a political leader who was known for his  charming misogyny and spotlights the human cost of his time in office. Berlusconi  upended Italian politics and it could not feel timelier, or more appropriate to be  exploring this outrageous and almost true story with riotous comedy and sensational  songs.” 

Written by Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan, this modern-day cautionary tale will be directed by James Grieve, with choreography by Rebecca Howell, set and costume design by Lucy  Osborne, executive music supervision by David White, musical supervision and musical direction by Jordan Li Smith, sound by Dan Samson, and casting by Will Burton CDG.

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