DIRECTOR'S NOTE

"How to transform a known and rewarded play originally written as a "huis-clos" into a rock musical comedy with a band on stage and actors who cannot sing? Well, I thought about it only after having announced to my group that we would perform it n 3 months.
When I started working on the text of Reginald Rose, I listened to Queen and the angelic voice of Freddie Mercury, then the idea was born. Just like that. However, I only wanted live music, thus I integrated small selected pieces of some of their hits sung by the actors with the singers followed by the band.

The rehearsal work was focused on the characters and their relationships, the situation and the personal story behind each of them. Later on, we worked on integrating the music with the band and the actors.

I wanted the character of the young accused to be present all the time, especially in using the music. I was looking for dynamism, twists, laughs and tears and to emphasize on the theme of this play: Justice, especially by playing it on Cambodian soil."  

Julia Leyris