Photo Flash: McQUEEN, Starring Stephen Wight and Dianna Agron, Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James

This Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 May, James Phillips's McQUEEN celebrated press night performances and after parties at St. James Theatre. Principal cast members Stephen Wight, Dianna Agron, Tracy-Ann Oberman, David Shaw-Parker and Laura Rees were joined by a host of special guests including the family of the great Alexander McQueen. Scroll down for photos from the festivities!

Award-winning actor Stephen Wight takes on the title role of Lee McQueen and Dianna Agron plays Dahlia in McQUEEN, directed by John Caird, which will run at St. James Theatre now through 27 June. The play also stars Tracy-Ann Oberman as Isabella Blow, Laura Rees as Arabella, and David Shaw-Parker as John Hitchcock, along with Sophie Apollonia, Amber Doyle, George Hill, Eloise Hymas, Jordan Kennedy, Rachel Louisa Maybank, James Revell and Carrie Willis.

McQUEEN is directed by John Caird, with production design by David Farley, choreography by Christopher Marney, video design by Tim Bird, lighting design by David Howe, sound design by John Leonard, wigs designed by Linda McKnight, fight direction by Kate Walters and casting by Jayne Collins CDG & Kate Plantin CDG.

McQUEEN is a journey into the visionary imagination and dark dream world of Alexander McQueen, fashion's greatest contemporary artist. Set on a single London night, it is more than a bio-play. It is stepping into the fairy story landscape of McQueen's mind, the landscape seen in his immortal shows, where with a dress an urchin can become an Amazon, where beauty might just help us survive the night. A girl has watched McQueen's Mayfair house for eleven consecutive days. Tonight she climbs down from her watching tree and breaks into his house, to steal a dress, to become someone special. He catches her, but, instead of calling the police, they embark together on a journey through London and into his heart.

Photo Credit: Piers Allardyce

The cast of MCQUEEN during the curtain call on press night

Stephen Wight

Dianna Agron

Dianna Agron

Stephen Wight & Dianna Agron

Stephen Wight & Dianna Agron

Dianna Agron

James Philip & Dianna Agron

Stephen Wight

Jannet McQueen, Dianna Agron, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Garry McQueen

Jannet McQueen, Dianna Agron and Garry McQueen

The McQueen Family (Gary, Michael, Janet, Paul) with Stephen Wight (centre)

Tracey-Ann Oberman and Dianna Agron

Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia and his wife Nathalia Chubin Natalia Chubin & Adam Garcia

Adrien Sauvage

Adrien Sauvage

Anita Harris Anita Harris

Anita Harris

Anita Harris and her husband Mike Margolis Anita Harris & Mike Margolis (husband)

Anita Harris with producer Julian Stoneman

Victoria Cooper, Janet McQueen and Anne McQueen

Tracy-Ann Oberman and Gary McQueen

Mark Southern and Ali Bastian

Gary McQueen, Janet McQueen and company

Lewis-Duncan Weedon

Jay Rayner

Jay Rayner and Pat Gordon-Smith

Jake Maskall

Don, singer from the band Shallow VS

Cameron Mackintosh

Cameron and Robert Mackintosh (producers) with their mother Diana Gladys Tonna (centre)

Ali Bastian

Wilbur Smith & Mokhiniso Rakhimova

Wilbur Smith

Twiggy

Twiggy

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Sarah Naudi, Robert Mackintosh (producer) & Gabriella Garcia

Samantha Bond & Alex Hanson (husband)

Mr. John Hitchcock (tailor who taught Alexander McQueen in Savile Row)

Daphne Alexander & James Philips (Writer)

James Philips (Writer)

Sophie Apollonia, George Hill, Amber Doyle, Jordan Kennedy, Carrie Willis, Eloise Hymas, James Revell and Rachel Louisa Maybank

Matt Evers

Manal Morrar

Jackie St Clair & Manal Morrar

Laura Rees

Jeremy Irvine

Jackie St Clair

Hari Dhillon

Eliza Doolittle & John Caird (father)

Eliza Doolittle & John Caird (father)

Eliza Doolittle

Eliza Doolittle & Jake Leslau

John Caird (Director) with his wife Maoko Imai

John Caird (Director)

David Shaw Parker & Mr. John Hitchcock

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