Two men kiss in silhouette against bright horizontal window blinds.

Jermyn Street Theatre2022

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story

The Production

Matthew Parker’s revival of Stephen Dolginoff’s dark musical follows Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb through a toxic obsession and escalating crimes in 1920s Chicago.

31 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Matthew Parker
Musical Director: Benjamin McQuigg
Lighting Design: Chris McDonnell
Set & Costume Design: Rachael Ryan
Sound Design: Simon Arrowsmith
Photography: Steve Gregson

A man in a straw hat exhales smoke toward a wide-eyed man in a suit.

A tabletop holds a pair of round glasses, papers, and small objects beneath a drawing labeled “Leopold's glasses.”

A wide view shows a cluttered wood-floored stage set with shelves, desks, trunks, and beams of light.

A man in a grey uniform sits alone beneath a bare hanging bulb in a dark room.

Two men sit close together on a bench, one leaning over the other with a smile.

Two men sit on separate trunks in a warm-lit room with a small red suitcase on the floor.

Two men kneel facing each other and kiss under a pool of stage light.

One man lies back on a bench while another leans over him in a dimly lit room.

A man in a grey suit stands under a hanging lamp with his hands open.

Two men sit apart on stage near a small television and wooden furniture.

A seated man holds a lit match near window blinds in deep shadow.

A man in a grey suit stands in a bright beam while another figure remains in the background.

A man in a tan suit stands before bright floor lights while another man sits behind him at a desk.

A man in a tan suit crouches in front of a glowing stage light.

A man in a tan suit grips a thin cord while leaning forward in a spotlight.

A man in a grey suit sits beside an open suitcase on a bench with a desk behind him.

A man in a vest extends a cloth toward a seated man near an open suitcase.

Two men in suits kiss while one holds the other’s face.

A man leans over a seated man working at a typewriter.

A man in a grey suit sits alone near a desk lamp in a dim room.

A man holds a telephone receiver in the foreground while another man stands far behind him.

A man in a grey suit stares forward with a dark mark across his face.

A man stands facing another man seated near window blinds under overhead beams.

One man kneels in front of another beside bright window blinds.

A man in a tan suit stands in the foreground while a man in grey sits on a bench behind him.

A man in a grey suit sits rigidly at a table in front of bright window blinds.

Two men are separated across the stage in a wide pool of warm and cool light.

A man in shirtsleeves sits on the floor and gestures upward with one hand.

Two men sit side by side against a dark shelf-filled background.

Two men sit side by side in a narrow overhead spotlight surrounded by darkness.

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