Today, we sit down with Samantha Lambert, one of the stars of the upcoming, much-anticipated legal drama Consent, a courtroom and relationship drama replete with fierce wit and an intense exploration of justice and humanity.
About Consent
What is this Production about?
When two emotionally desensitised friends take opposing briefs on a sexual assault case, can justice be served?
Ultimately, Consent is a fierce and witty courtroom/relationship drama, about a group of lawyers and their private lives, and how their jobs impact their humanity.
Full synopsis:
Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered?
Friends Ed and Tim take opposing briefs in a rape case. The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs. At home, their own lives begin to unravel as every version of the truth is challenged.
A powerful, painful, funny play that sifts the evidence from every side and puts Justice herself in the dock.
★★★★★ “Jammed with ideas, rich with humanity… A modern classic.” – The Times
★★★★★ “One of Nina Raine’s most enjoyable and intelligent plays. Unreservedly recommended.” – The Independent
“A tense, entertaining modern-day tragi-comedy.” – Telegraph
“Modern classics don’t come along very often. Consent is, without a shadow of a doubt, just that: an intricately constructed philosophical drama that does for love, law and language what Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen did for particle physics and Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia did with time.” – Variety
Mature Audiences (16+ Event). Content Warning: Discussions and depictions of sexual violence, coarse language, smoke haze, and themes of suicide.
What character are you playing, and what can you share with us about them?
I’m playing Kitty, the wife of a charming, professionally callous barrister, Edward, who is cross-examining a key witness in a sexual assault case. Kitty and Ed’s friends are also barristers, making Kitty the only non-barrister in the room. She is incredibly empathetic and intelligent, but indulges her emotionally detached friends and their blunt, somewhat inhumane opinions.
What’s challenging about bringing this script to life?
I think there’s an incredibly challenging balance between the quick-paced, charming but fiery wordplay and the emotionally impactful drama of the script.
What sort of person is going to love this show?
Anyone who enjoys black comedy, legalistic witty wordplay, and courtroom/relationship dramas.
What’s going to surprise people about this show?
I think being such an impactful drama, the meaty chunks of vibrant comedy throughout the piece, are not only an audience reprieve, but as insight into these seemingly amoral, charming humans.
Is there anything else you’d like to add?
Poster Images by Joerg Lehman (@joerg_lehmann_photography).
Rehearsal photos by Madeline Ballie (@madeline.baillie)
Where can patrons purchase tickets to this production?
To book tickets to Consent, please visit https://www.trybooking.com/DKLHJ.
Thank you so much for sharing your insights and giving us a peek behind the scens of “Consent”. Break a leg as you delve into the challenging world of legal ethics and personal truths.
Other production interviews can be viewed in our About The Production Series.
