Following an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, immersive true-crime cabaret Garden Party – Truman Capote’s Black and White Celebration makes its London premiere.
Presented by Kulturscio’k Live Art Collective, the show is inspired by Truman Capote’s 1966 Black and White Ball at New York’s Plaza Hotel and draws inspiration from Capote’s La Côte Basque, 1965, the infamous chapter of his unfinished novel Answered Prayers. The production puts the audience at the heart of the ball, blending original live music with performance art, dance and theatre, inviting the audience to become part of Capote’s exclusive guest list.
“At the height of his fame, Truman Capote moved through a world of glamour, secrets and dazzling encounters. Garden Party returns us to that seductive universe — its elegance, its shadows and its fragile beauty — where the celebration of success slowly reveals the theatre of social hypocrisy,” said Alessia Siniscalchi, director and performer.
“Rather than a traditional cabaret, Garden Party presents a mysterious dramatic celebration of Truman Capote’s life and art unfolding between performers, audience and the memory of the Black and White Ball,” she said.
Garden Party invites the audience to dance, unmask, and confront their own fascination with spectacle and truth, in a new kind of cabaret not to be missed.
Cast and creatives
• Performers: Fergus Head, Paul Spera, Alessia Siniscalchi
• Director: Alessia Siniscalchi
• Writers: Alessia Siniscalchi and Paul Spera
• Music: Marco Cappelli and Phil St George
• Light design: Benjamin Sillon
• Live sound: Didier Leglise
• Stage, technical manager and singing: Lucy Planet
• Photo credit: Colin Hattersley
• Polaroids: Francesco Calabrese
4 PERFORMANCES ONLY
Wednesday 13th May at 7:30pm
Friday 15th May at 7:30pm
Saturday 16th May at 7:30pm
Sunday 17th May at 7:00pm
Running time: Approx. 60 minutes.
Age recommendation: Suitable for ages 14 and above.
Canal Café Theatre – Delamere Terrace, Little Venice, London, W2 6ND.
Box Office: https://canalcafetheatre.com/garden-party/
020 7289 6054
Tickets: £10- £12 (+ £1.50 booking fee)
