MULTI AWARD-WINNING THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN

THE NIGHT-TIME COMES TO SHEFFIELD

Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards and five 2015 TONY Awards, The National Theatre’s highly-acclaimed production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time arrives at the Lyceum Theatre as part of its first ever nationwide tour from Tuesday 15 – Saturday 26 September.

Christopher, 15 years old, stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in a book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. He has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.

Based on the award-winning novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a thrilling new stage play from the National Theatre.

Extraordinary and unmissable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes to the Lyceum Theatre from Tuesday 15 – Saturday 26 September. Tickets are priced from £14.00 – £32.00 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 0114 249 6000 or by visiting sheffieldtheatres.co.uk (a transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings made at the Box Office, excluding cash).

Sheffield Theatres Listings:

Crucible Lyceum Studio 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 1DA             
Box Office 0114 249 6000 – Mon – Sat 10.00am to 8.00pm
A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings made at the Box Office (excluding cash).
On non-performance days the Box Office closes at 6.00pm.
sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Twitter: @crucibletheatre @SheffieldLyceum

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Tue 15 September – Sat 26 September

Press Night Tue 15 September 7.45pm

Mon – Sat 7.45pm

Thu 2.00pm and Wed 16 Sep 2.00pm

Sat 3.00pm

£14.00 – £32.00 (concessions and group discounts available)

Casting has been announced for the upcoming European premiere of Harvey Fierstein’s play Casa Valentina, which opens at Southwark Playhouse next month.

The show, which opens as Fierstein-scripted musical Kinky Boots premieres in the West End, reunites producer Paul Taylor-Mills and director Luke Sheppard, whose hit production of In the Heights returns later this year.

Casa Valentina will star: Tamsin Carroll (Rita), Ben Deery (Miranda), Charlie Hayes(Eleanor), Bruce Montague (Terry), Robert Morgan (Amy), Matt Rixon (Bessie), Ashley Robinson (Gloria), Gareth Snook (Charlotte) and Edward Wolstenholme (Valentina).

Set in 1962 in the Catskills mountains of New York, Casa Valentina centres on a group of heterosexual men who escape from the city to spend their weekend dressed as female alter egos. However when given the choice to share their secret lives with the world, the group have to decide whether the freedom gained by the openness is worth the personal risk.

The production runs at Southwark Playhouse from 16 September to 10 October 2015 (previews from 10 September).

Today plans are announced for a new 900-seat theatre at Tower Bridge.

Situated at the heart of Berkeley Homes’ landmark One Tower Bridge development, the venue will be the flagship theatre for the London Theatre Company, the new independent producing company founded by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr, following their departure from the National Theatre after 12 years.

Designed to offer contemporary comfort for audiences and modern facilities for theatre-makers, the new venue will become the only commercial central London theatre of its scale outside the historic West End. The auditorium is designed by Steve Tompkins and Roger Watts of Haworth Tompkins, the Stirling Prize-winning theatre design practice behind The Royal Court Theatre and the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.

The theatre will also create a new cultural destination, complemented by restaurants, cafes and shops within this iconic mixed use development. The site has been earmarked for a cultural venue of national importance for over 20 years, and was originally set to accommodate the Royal Opera House during the renovation of its Covent Garden home. The venture with the London Theatre Company is the result of a 10-year active search by Southwark Council and Berkeley Homes for the right occupier, both in terms of the space itself and the vision for the wider area.

Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr said: “While London is fortunate in its heritage of Victorian and Edwardian theatres, relatively few new theatres of scale have been built in London in the last hundred years. It feels like the time is right for a new theatre that answers the needs of contemporary theatre-makers and audiences, and which will be the home to our new independent producing company. With our friends Steve Tompkins and Roger Watts of Haworth Tompkins we’ve been looking for the kind of space, in the kind of location that could galvanise playwrights, directors and actors. We are thrilled to make this partnership with Berkeley Homes and Southwark, and couldn’t be more optimistic for the future.”

This new riverside hub will add to the trail of cultural attractions to be enjoyed along the south bank and supports the claim by Mayor of London Boris Johnson that London is the cultural capital of the world.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “Bringing two of the most respected names in British theatre to this part of south London is fantastic news. Their well-deserved reputation and The London Theatre Company’s location will ensure it becomes a magnet for theatregoers and other culture lovers.”

The London Theatre Company will play a vital part in establishing the riverside at One Tower Bridge as a destination for everyone to enjoy. In addition to a programme of world-class performances, the new venue will offer a range of schools’ initiatives and educational opportunities.

Tony Pidgley, Chairman of Berkeley Group, said: “This is the next big step for the London Bridge area – London’s newest and most exciting theatre, run by a theatre director and producer of real pedigree in Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr. After several false-starts, Berkeley is delighted to be able to deliver the world-class cultural facility envisioned by Southwark Council. The London Theatre Company will have a strong beneficial impact upon the area, creating footfall, growth and jobs and consolidating Southwark’s status as a major cultural destination. Together with the cafes, shops and restaurants here, we can create the Covent Garden of the south bank.”

Cllr Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council, added: “We’re delighted to be welcoming some of the leading lights in theatre to Southwark with this fantastic new facility – one of the largest new theatres in London. The excellent work the London Theatre Company will bring to the borough will cement Southwark’s reputation as one of London’s most upcoming destinations for arts and culture and ensure that local people benefit from the developments happening on their doorstep.”

The new theatre is due to open in 2017, subject to financing and planning. The One Tower Bridge development is due for completion in 2017. The additional commercial units are due to be released later this year (2015).
www.LondonTheatreCompany.co.uk

 

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD PREMIÈRE OF MARCUS GARDLEY’S A WOLF IN SNAKESKIN SHOES

NEW PROJECT UNVEILED TO HELP LOOKED AFTER KIDS GET INTO THE FRINGE

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, in collaboration with City of Edinburgh Council and Virgin Money have launched a brand new scheme aimed at providing complimentary tickets to Fringe shows for children who are being cared for by City of Edinburgh Council.

The project called ‘Access Fringe  – Looked-After Children’ comes on the back of a successful pilot last year when, for the first time, tickets to Fringe shows were made available to children whose economic and social circumstances would not normally allow them to participate in cultural activity.

This August the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will see 50,459 performances of 3,314 shows from 49 countries in 313 venues across Edinburgh. The Fringe, which began on 07 August, and continues until 31 August, welcomes audiences and artists from all over the world, offering something for everyone – from theatre, dance, circus, physical theatre, comedy, music, musicals, opera, cabaret to variety, children’s shows, free shows, exhibitions, events and spoken word.

Over 1,400 young people and children are in the City of Edinburgh care system, and ‘Access Fringe  – Looked-After Children’ will provide them with a unique opportunity to participate in the kind of cultural and entertainment opportunities readily available to many other children and young people.

Unveiling the new scheme, Kath M. Mainland CBE, Chief Executive of the Fringe Society said:

 

“We’re absolutely delighted that in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council and Virgin Money, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is launching ‘Access Fringe  – Looked-After Children’. We want to help provide some of the most disadvantaged children and young people in the City an opportunity to experience the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – an opportunity they would not normally have due to economic and social reasons.

 

“I truly believe access to, and engagement with the arts is fundamental for people of all ages and I’m overjoyed we are in the position to be able to offer young people and children of Edinburgh the chance to get involved and be inspired at this year’s Fringe.

“The Fringe Society is committed to making access to the festival a major plank of our work going forward. It is important that everyone who wants to come and be part of this festival – whether as performers or audience members – can do so. So this is one of a series of initiatives over the years to come to tackle the physical, economic, social and geographic barriers that stop people from participating.”

Support from Virgin Money has been crucial in getting the project off the ground and Paul Lloyd, Marketing Director at Virgin Money said:

 

“We are proud to support this initiative to help children in care in Edinburgh experience the wonder of the Fringe. We always welcome inclusive and community-spirited initiatives and we think that this is a brilliant example.”

Cllr.  Paul Godzik, Convener of the Children and Families Committee at City of Edinburgh Council said:

 

“Edinburgh’s festivals offer so much to our city, and it’s fantastic that the Fringe community have come together to support our looked after children and ensure that some of the most vulnerable people are fully part of the event.

 

“I’m delighted that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and Virgin Money are working so closely with the Council on enhancing the lives of looked after children and I’m sure that the children who get the opportunity to go to these fantastic performances will have a great time when they do.

 

“There are over 1,400 children in the City of Edinburgh care system and I’m very proud that more and more of our local institutions and businesses are pledging to support these children and make sure that they have access to opportunities to grow and to flourish despite the challenges that they may face.”

MEDEA
Euripides
a new version by Rachel Cusk
directed by Rupert Goold

25 September – 14 November 2015

The Almeida Theatre announces full casting for Medea.  Rupert Goold will direct Euripides’ masterpiece, as one of world drama’s most infamous characters is brought to life in a new version by controversial feminist writer Rachel Cusk.

Alongside the previously announced Kate Fleetwood, who makes her Almeida debut in the title role, the cast will include Michele Austin, Guillarmo Bedward, Sarah Belcher, Amanda Boxer, Richard Cant, Ruth Everett, Georgina Lamb, Emily Mytton, Charlotte Randle, Lukas Rolfe, Justin Salinger, Louis Sayers, Sam Smith, Xavier Moras Spencer, Andy de la Tour and Joseph West.

Medea’s marriage is breaking up. And so is everything else. Testing the limits of revenge and liberty, Euripides’ seminal play cuts to the heart of gender politics and asks what it means to be a woman and a wife.

Design is by Ian MacNeil, costume by Holly Waddington, composition and sound by Adam Cork and choreography by Scott Ambler. Casting is by Julia Horan CDG.

Rachel Cusk was selected by Granta as one of their Best Young British Novelists in 2003.  Author of seven novels and three works of non-fiction, she won the Whitbread First Novel Award for Saving Agnes, a Somerset Maugham Award for The Country Life, and was shortlisted for the 2007 Orange Prize for Arlington Park. Her latest novel, Outline, was shortlisted for the Folio Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Kate Fleetwood is currently appearing in Maria Friedman’s production of the Cole Porter musical High Society at the Old Vic, having previously been nominated for Best Actress in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for her performance in the National Theatre’s London Road.  She was nominated for Best Actress at the Tony Awards for her role as Lady Macbeth in Rupert Goold’s acclaimed production of Macbeth (Chichester Festival Theatre/ West End/ Broadway).  Her other theatre credits include King Lear and Love’s Labour’s Lost (both National Theatre), Hecuba and Life is a Dream (both Donmar Warehouse), The Winter’s Tale/Pericles (Royal Shakespeare Company), The Tempest and The Two Noble Kinsmen (both Shakespeare’s Globe), and Our New Girl (Bush Theatre). On film she has appeared in the BAFTA-winning Philomena,London Road, Les Miserables and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

LISTINGS INFORMATION

Address           Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, London, N1 1TA

Café Bar          The Almeida Café Bar is open from 11.30am -11.00pm, Monday to Saturday

Box Office       Phone 020 7359 4404 (10am – 8pm Monday – Saturday)

                         Online almeida.co.uk
                         In person 10am – 7.30pm, Monday – Saturday
Performances Monday – Saturday at 8pm
Saturday matinees at 3pm from 3 October
Wednesday matinees at 3pm on 14, 21 & 28 October, 4 November
Tickets £10 – £38

Website           almeida.co.uk

Twitter            @AlmeidaTheatre

#almeidagreeks

Facebook        facebook.com/almeidatheatre

Instagram       @almeida_theatre

Access            Bakkhai Audio Described performance by VocalEyes Saturday 5 September at 3pm, Touch Tour 1.15pm and Friday 11 September at 8pm, Touch Tour 6.15pm.

                        Bakkhai Captioned performances Friday 4 September at 8pm

                        Medea Audio Described performance by VocalEyes Saturday 24 October at 3pm, Touch Tour 1.15pm and Monday 2 November at 8pm, Touch Tour 6.30pm.

                        Medea Captioned performances Monday 26 October at 8pm

Talkback         Post-show discussion with members of the company
Free to same day ticket holders
Monday 26 October

Almeida Questions is an eclectic programme of pre-show discussions which consider some of the questions raised by the work on our stage. In each discussion, invited panellists dig into the key issues and ideas emerging from the show.
From Medea to Mumsnet Thursday 15 October at 6pm
From Aristotle to Albert Square Thursday 22 October at 6pm
Tickets £7 (£5 concesssion)

ALMEIDA QUICK REFERENCE

23 July – 19 September 2015
BAKKHAI
Euripides
a new version by Anne Carson
directed by James Macdonald

25 September – 14 November 2015
MEDEA
Euripides
a new version by Rachel Cusk
directed by Rupert Goold
Press Night 1 October, 7pm

The Almeida Greeks season has been generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Medea is supported by the Onassis Foundation.

The Almeida is supported using public funding by Arts Council England 

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Presents LORD OF THE FLIES

CASTING AND FULL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Casting and full tour dates are announced today for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams, which will return following its 2011 sell-out premiere for a limited run from Thursday 3 to Saturday 12 September 2015 prior to a major UK tour.

The cast of young actors will feature Freddie Watkins (Nativity) as Jack, Luke Ward-Wilkinson (Wild at Heart, Beautiful People) as Ralph, Anthony Roberts as Piggy, Keenan Munn-Francis (The Scottsboro Boys, The Lion King) as Simon, Matthew Castle as Roger, Dylan Llewellyn as Henry, Michael Ajao as Maurice, Yossi Goodlink as Bill and Jonathan Holby as Naval Officer. Twin brothers Thiago Pigatto and Fellipe Pigatto will play twins Sam and Eric. The role of Perceval will be shared by David Evans, Guy Abrahams and Benedict Barker.

The tour will open at Woking New Victoria Theatre on Wednesday 16 September and continue until March 2016, with a press night at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre on Wednesday 30 September at 7.00pm.

After a group of schoolboys survive a plane crash, what starts as a classic desert island adventure quickly descends into a struggle for survival in a darkly sinister world of superstition and immorality. William Golding’s 20th century classic explodes onto the stage in this remarkable production, returning to the award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies was William Golding’s debut novel. His other works including Free Fall, The Spire, Rites of Passage (Booker Prize winner), The Paper Men and Fire Down Below. In 1983 Golding was awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature.

Lord of the Flies is directed by Timothy Sheader and co-directed by Liam Steel, with design by Jon Bausor, composition and sound score by Nick Powell, lighting design by Paul Keogan and sound design by Avgoustas Psillas for Autograph. Lord of the Flies is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England’.

 

TOUR SCHEDULE

Thursday 3 – Saturday 12 September 2015

REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE

Box Office 0844 826 4242 | www. openairtheatre.com

Wednesday 16 – Saturday 19 September 2015

WOKING New Victoria Theatre

Box Office: 0844 871 7645 | www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre

Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 September 2015

BELFAST Grand Opera House

Box Office 028 9024 1919 | www.goh.co.uk

Tuesday 29 September – Saturday 3 October 2015

SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower Theatre

National Press Night: Wednesday 30 September, 7.00pm

Box Office 023 8071 1811 | www.mayflower.org.uk

Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 October 2015

CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange

Box Office 01223 357851 | www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk

Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 October 2015

EDINBURGH Festival Theatre

Box Office 0131 529 6000 | www.edtheatres.com

Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 October 2015

TRURO Hall for Cornwall

Box Office 01872 262466 | www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 November 2015

BIRMINGHAM Rep Theatre

Box Office 0121 236 4455 | www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 November 2015

SHEFFIELD Lyceum Theatre

Box Office 0114 249 6000 | www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 November 2015

HIGH WYCOMBE Swan Theatre

Box Office 01494 512000 | www.wycombeswan.co.uk

Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 November 2015

DUBLIN Bord Gais Theatre

Box Office +353 1 677 7999 | www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie

Tuesday 1 – Saturday 5 December 2015

SALFORD The Lowry

Box Office 0843 208 6000 | www.thelowry.com

Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 January

BATH Theatre Royal

Box Office 01225 448844 | www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 January

RICHMOND Theatre

Box Office 0844 871 7651 | www.atgtickets.com/venues/richmond-theatre

Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 January

GUILDFORD G Live

Box Office 01483 369350 | www.glive.co.uk

Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 February

LIVERPOOL Playhouse

Box Office 0151 709 4776 | www.everymanplayhouse.com

Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 February

LEICESTER Curve Theatre

Box Office 0116 242 3560 | www.curveonline.co.uk

Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 February

WARWICK Arts Centre

Box Office 024 7652 4524 | www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

Tuesday 1 – Saturday 5 March

BRADFORD Alhambra Theatre

Box Office 01274 432000 | www.bradford-theatres.co.uk

Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 March

NEWCASTLE Theatre Royal

Box Office 0844 811 2121 | www.theatreroyal.co.uk

Tuesday 15 – Saturday 19 March

BROMLEY Churchill Theatre

Box Office 0844 871 7620 | www.atgtickets.com/venues/the-churchill-theatre-bromley

 

 

Final casting is announced for the World Première of Pure Imagination, which celebrates the songs of Leslie Bricusse, one of the most prolific and well loved film and musical theatre songwriters of our time.

Dave Willetts, Siobhan McCarthy, Niall Sheehy, Julie Atherton and Giles Terera will star in Pure Imagination, produced by Danielle Tarento and directed by Tony nominated Christopher Renshaw (Taboo, The King & I, We Will Rock You). It will première in the main house at St. James Theatre, in a 4-week season from Thursday 24 September to Saturday 17 October.

The full creative team is also announced: Director: Christopher Renshaw, Musical Director/Orchestrator: Michael England, Musical Staging: Matthew Cole, Production Designer: Tim Goodchild, Lighting Designer: Derek Anderson, Sound Designer: Mike Thacker, Projection Designer: Victor Craven, Producer/Casting Director: Danielle Tarento.

Dave Willetts (The Man) has been one of this country’s leading musical theatre stars for 25 years. He was the first person to play the leading roles in the two most successful shows of recent times, Les Misérables (London and Australia) and The Phantom of the Opera (London and Manchester) for which he won the Manchester Evening News Award for Best Performance. His other leading roles include Old Deuteronomy in Cats (London); Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (London and Europe); Father in Ragtime (London); Adam Pontipee in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (National Tour and London); Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (National Tour); George in Sunday in the Park with George (National Tour); Max Von Mayerling in Sunset Boulevard (London), for which he received an Olivier Award nomination; Sir George Dillingham in Aspects of Love (London) for which he received a Whatsonstage Award nomination.

Siobhan McCarthy (The Woman) recently starred as Mrs Lovett in the sold-out production of Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Harrington’s Pie Shop, Tooting which then transferred to the West End. She created the role of Donna in the original cast of Mamma Mia! for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her other roles include: Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre); Mrs Johnston in Blood Brothers (Phoenix Theatre); Chrissie in Dancing at Lughnasa (Phoenix Theatre); Fantine in Les Misérables, (Palace Theatre); Svetlana then Florence in Chess, original London cast (Prince Edward Theatre); Frankie Frayne in On Your Toes, original London cast (Palace Theatre); Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar (Palace Theatre); The Mistress then Eva in Evita original London cast (Prince Edward Theatre).

Niall Sheehy (The Boy) was a finalist on the ITV show Superstar. His musical theatre roles include: cover Chris in Miss Saigon (Prince Edward Theatre); cover Enjolras in Les Misérables (Queens Theatre); cover Fiyero & Dr. Dillamond in Wicked (Apollo Victoria); cover Sir Lancelot in Spamalot (UK Tour); Arab in West Side Story (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin); Lee Harvey Oswald in Assassins (Draíocht Theatre, Dublin); Ray Dooley in The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Int’l Theatre, Frankfurt); Carson/Peter in A Man Of No Importance (Union Theatre and Arts Theatre transfer).

Julie Atherton (The Girl) first starred in the West End in the lead role of Sophie in the West End production of Mamma Mia! Her other leading roles include: Serena Katz in the national tour of Fame and the Kolokolo Bird in the Stiles and Drewe musical Just So. In 2006, she played Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut in the West End premiere of Avenue Q (Noel Coward Theatre). More recently: Sister Mary Robert in the first UK tour of Sister Act the Musical; Therese Raquin (Finborough & Park Theatres); the world première of Shock Treatment, the musical sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show (King’s Head Theatre).

Giles Terera (The Joker) was in the original West End cast of Book of Mormon. His other musical theatre roles include: Gary Coleman in Avenue Q (Noel Coward Theatre); Sammy Davis Jr in The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas (Strand Theatre); Quickly Robinson in Jailhouse Rock (Piccadilly Theatre); Luther in 125th Street (Shaftesbury Theatre); Mr Jefferson in Rent (Prince of Wales Theatre).

Whether writing alone or forming magical partnerships – including Anthony Newley, Henry Mancini, John Williams and John Barry – double Oscar and Grammy Award winner Leslie Bricusse’s music has touched us all. He has composed over 1,000 songs and written the book, music and/or lyrics for more than 40 musical films and plays over a 60-year career. This heartwarming and uplifting show features 50 of his songs, including such favourites as What Kind Of Fool Am I, If I Ruled The World, Talk To The Animals, Feeling Good, Goldfinger and many, many more.

Leslie Bricusse has been nominated for 10 Oscars, nine Grammys and four Tonys and won eight Ivor Novello Awards in an illustrious career. His composing started as a student at Cambridge, where he co-authored, directed and performed in his first two musical shows, Out of the Blue and Lady at the Wheel, both of which transferred to London’s West End. He spent the first year of his professional life writing another musical, The Boy on the Corner and the screenplay and score of his first motion picture, Charley Moon, which won him his first Ivor Novello Award. His later stage musicals include Stop the World – I Want to Get Off; The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd; Pickwick; Harvey; The Good Old Bad Old Days; Goodbye Mr Chips; Henry’s Wives; Scrooge; Sherlock Holmes; Jekyll and Hyde; Noah’s Ark; Sammy; Cyrano de Bergerac Kennedy; Victor/Victoria and It’s a Dog’s Life!

Pure Imagination
St. James Theatre
12 Palace Street,
London, SW1E 5JA
Thursday 24 September – Saturday 17 October
Monday – Saturday at 7.30pm
Thursday & Saturday matinee at 2.30pm
Box Office: 0844 264 2140
www.stjamestheatre.co.uk

 

The first night performances of Jesus Christ Superstar at the New Wimbledon Theatre, Hall for Cornwall in Truro and the Kings Theatre Glasgow have been rescheduled.

At these venues the Monday performances have been replaced with extra mid-week matinees. The opening night at the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne has been cancelled without adding an extra matinee.

Ticket holders for the affected Monday performance have been offered full refunds or exchanges.

The dates are part of a new UK tour, produced by Bill Kenwright, which opens in Llandudno on 1 September. Other venues include Newcastle, Oxford and Birmingham.

Steve Potts, of production company Bill Kenwright Ltd, said: “Occasionally, schedule alterations are necessary in order to accommodate, for example, logistical matters and non-availabilities. Such changes are always agreed with the theatre in advance, and customers are always offered the choice of an alternative performance or a full refund.

“In the case of Wimbledon, Glasgow and Truro, the Monday evening was replaced with an extra mid-week matinee, and the original eight-show schedule was maintained. In Eastbourne no additional Matinee has been added. I’m pleased to say our visit to these theatres forms part of the production’s successful year-long schedule, including a ground-breaking summer season across Germany, which has already resulted in the production being invited back to play a second consecutive year.”

The cast features Glenn Carter as Jesus, Tim Rogers as Judas Iscariot and X Factor finalist Rachel Adedji as Mary Magdalene.