| Mood Music | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Joe Penhall |
| Characters | Cat Bernard Vanessa Ramsay Miles Seymour |
| Date premiered | 21 April 2018 |
| Place premiered | The Old Vic, London |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | The music industry |
| Setting | A recording studio and consulting rooms in London |
Mood Music is a play by Joe Penhall
The play premiered at The Old Vic, London from 21 April to 16 June 2018 in a production directed by Roger Michell and starring Ben Chaplin as Bernard (who had assumed the role following the departure of Rhys Ifans) and Seána Kerslake as Cat.[1][2]
In July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, an archive recording of the Old Vic production was streamed on YouTube for one week as part of the Your Old Vic project.
| Character | London (2018)[3] |
|---|---|
| Cat, a recording artist | Seána Kerslake |
| Bernard, a record producer | Ben Chaplin |
| Vanessa, her psychotherapist | Jemma Redgrave |
| Ramsay, his psychotherapist | Pip Carter |
| Miles, her lawyer | Kurt Egyiawan |
| Seymour, his lawyer | Neil Stuke |
The production opened at the Old Vic to positive reviews, with five stars from the Evening Standard[4] and four stars from The Times,[5] The Guardian,[6] The Independent[7] and The Arts Desk.[8]