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History Meets Mystery for Marie Antoinette Return
For immediate release
Eklektus, Inc.
10 November
2009
Wellingtonians love mysteries and they love
dressing up, so actress Kerina Deas is not surprised that
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace is coming back.
The lavish and popular theatrical mystery returns in
December. “We’re a thinking city, a creative city, and
there’s nothing we like more than entertainment we can
really get our teeth into,” says Deas. Indeed, this is no
ordinary evening out.
The prestigious St James
Theatre will again be transformed into the exuberant court
of Marie Antoinette, the beautiful and doomed Queen of
France. Guests will learn period dances, enjoy live music
from the Vector Wellington Orchestra, and indulge in a
lavish themed banquet.
Deas is enthusiastic about the
many layers of the evening. “There really is something for
everyone. I love seeing the audience get pulled in. When
you’re surrounded on all sides by people dressed as French
nobles, its easy to get caught up in the experience.”
The show is produced by the international creative
design collective, Eklektus Inc., who have been careful to
give the show a strong backbone of real history. Deas, who
plays the charming, cunning Countess de Lamotte, says this
careful research makes a real difference.
“It’s
special because it’s a true story. It might be the
greatest whodunnit in history. It’s amazing that so many
larger-than-life historical figures were entangled in one of
the cheekiest cons ever!”
The mystery of the
necklace has fascinated and perplexed historians for
centuries, without ever being definitively solved. Although
there are lots of theories about what happened, no-one knows
for sure who was really behind it, or why.
It all
makes for a great night out, says Deas. “Fine dining among
the scandals of old Versailles! What’s not to love about
that?” The Affair of the Diamond Necklace – St James
Theatre, Saturday December 12
For further
information:
http://www.eklektusinc.com/projects/marie_antoinette.php
Video trailer with clips from the August show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIdPocin4vg
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