Privilege: The Musical | Louise White (mermaid arts centre, 2022)

Privilege: The Musical! is a glittering, soul searching look at power and inequality, the most ambitious show to date from award-winning theatre maker Louise White. Starring a gender bending, intersectional, fire-cracking cast of Jade O’Connor, Venus Patel, Stephen Quinn, & Ashley Xie, with musical composition from Matt Regan and cello performance by Lioba Petrie, audiences can expect expect gaslighting show tunes, snowflake earnestness, and theatre tropes aplenty. My involvement in Privilege: The Musical was as a singer and actor.

How do we unpack the complicated reality of our co-existence?

Can we make a gloves off look at Privilege knees up entertaining?

We’re gonna leave it all on the floor trying...

This production was funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Dublin City Council, with support from Project Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre, and field:arts. Developed the support of Dublin Fringe Festival. Louise White is a resident artist of Project Arts Centre. Killian Coyle is an independent producer at field:arts.

Written, Directed & Performed by Louise White

Composed by Matt Regan

Written, Directed & Performed by Louise White

Composed by Matt Regan

Musical Direction and Performance by Lioba Petrie

Co-Created & Performed by Jade O’Connor, Venus Patel,

Stephen Quinn and Ashley Xie

Set Design by Pai Rathaya

Costume Design by Ellen Kirk

Lighting Design by Sineád Wallace

Sound Design by Vincent Doherty

Movement Direction by Tobi Balogun

Dramaturgy by Shaun Dunne

Chief LX: Maeubh Brennan

SX Tech: Terry Herron

Graphic Design by Kate Heffernan

Photography & Videography by Ste Murray

PR by Stephanie Dickenson

Stage Manager: Olivia Drennan

Assistant Stage Manager: Fiona Cradock

Production Manager: Eoin Kilkenny

Producer: Killian Coyle