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Buyer & Cellar
Comedy + Main House

Buyer & Cellar

One person's adventures in Barbra Streisand's basement!

'An impressive performance from Madge in this fantastical, one-person show' - WhatsOnStage

Meet Alex, an out-of-work actor who finds himself working beneath Barbra Streisand’s Malibu home in her legendary basement shopping mall. A big hit in New York and London, Buyer & Cellar is an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things, and the oddest of odd jobs.

Ten years after the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production closed, this hilarious one-person show returns to London with the magnificent Rob Madge starring as Alex. Rob is best known for writing and starring in their hit show My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?), which won the 2022 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off-West End show and, following two West End runs, was nominated for a 2023 Laurence Olivier Award.

Written by Jonathan Tolins, known for his work on Schmigadoon! and The Good Fight and as showrunner of the new hit series Elsbeth, this production will be directed by Kirk Jameson (Song From Far Away, Madagascar The Musical) with scenographer Ingrid Hu (Song From Far Away, Chotto Xenos), lighting design by Jack Weir (To Wong Foo The Musical, Death Drop), composition & sound design by Emily Rose Simons (Miss Julie, Pickle), wig design by Craig Forrest-Thomas (Hairspray, The Magic Flute) and stage management by Rosie Morgan (The Artist, My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)).

CAST & CREATIVES

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Alex | Rob Madge

Understudy | Joseph Hewlett 

Writer | Jonathan Tolins

Director | Kirk Jameson

Scenographer | Ingrid Hu

Lighting Designer | Jack Weir

Composer & Sound Designer | Emily Rose Simons 

Vocal Coach |  Caitlin Stegemoller 

Wig Designer | Craig Forrest-Thomas

Costume Supervisor | Catherine Ruddick

Production Manager | New Wolf Productions

Stage Manager | Rosie Morgan

Marketing | MakeANoise

Press | About Grace PR

Social Media Management | JMF Communications

Artwork Design | Christopher D. Clegg

General Management | New Frame Productions

Presented by Ryan Hugh Mackey Productions and New Frame Productions With Theatre Royal Plymouth, Joly Black, Parker & Newes Productions and JMF Communications

Production Insurance | Israel, Gordon & Co Ltd

Ticket Price

£10 - £35

WHEN

18 September - 19 October

WHERE

King's Head Theatre

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REVIEWS

★★★★ "Masterfully acted and sensationally written [...] An exceptional show" - All That Dazzles 

★★★★ "An impressive performance from Madge in this fantastical, one-person show" - WhatsOnStage 

★★★★ "Buyer & Cellar is a very funny, superbly acted piece of theatre – the epitome of what a one-man show should be" - LondonTheatre1 

★★★★ "Wickedly funny with a hilariously witty script from Tolins [...] expertly delivered by the ever brilliant Madge" - Stage Masters 

The original New York production of Buyer & Cellar won the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Solo Show and was named “Best Unique Theatrical Experience” by the Off-Broadway Alliance during its record-breaking run at the Barrow Street Theatre.

YOUR VISIT

Age guidance: 13+

Runtime: approx. 105 mins with no interval

Content Warnings: Strong Language

Post Show Talks: Saturday 21st September at 2PM and Saturday 5th October at 2PM. 

Starting times for this show vary. Please note that latecomers may not be admitted. Please ensure you arrive at the venue with plenty of time.

Our bar and box office are open from one hour before the performance starts. 


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