What’s On: CAKE (IMRSE)

CAKE

11 – 15 July 2023

New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, West End

Content warning: coarse language, sexual references, casual and flippant references to violence and sexual violence, mild gore and violence, flashing lights.

After several pandemic-induced setbacks IMRSE, led by Emma Churchland and Dan Gough, is thrilled to unveil their inaugural production: CAKE.

In this reimagination of Marie Antoinette’s life, audiences join the Queen’s Royal Court, witnessing her scandalous humiliations and navigating her desperate attempts to escape cancellation. With the help of her shy but loyal King Louis and a self-proclaimed PR expert, Therese, Marie plunges into an extravagant world of orgies, alcohol, and debauchery to save her image.

This provocative comedy serves as an exploration of morality as social currency, the perils of cancel culture, the power of reputation, and the consequences of our self-righteous pursuit of the moral high ground. Set in the 19th century and infused with biting meta-wit, CAKE invites audiences to reflect on their own accountability while revelling in the unapologetic excess and spectacle of a world gone mad.

For ticketing and further information, visit the Metro Arts website