November 21st – December 9th, Drayton Arms Theatre
London musical production Ordinary Days, currently playing its second week at the Drayton Arms Theatre, has had to cancel tonight’s (Tuesday Nov 28th) performance due to performer illness.
Actress Haley Catherine (Secret Cinema, Opera North) is being rehearsed in as emergency cover, and will be performing as Claire when the show resumes tomorrow (Wednesday Nov 29th).
Haley trained at Boston Conservatory (BFA) and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA), and her credits include: Secret Cinema Present: Moulin Rouge! (Môme Fromage; Secret Cinema), Kiss Me Kate (Hattie u/s; Opera North, Welsh National Opera), A Winter’s Tale (Time; Moving Stories at the Minack), A Flea in Her Ear (Raymond Chandebise; Tabard Theatre), Lysistrata; a New Musical (Lysistrata; RCSSD), as well as workshops and rehearsed readings for the Lionel Bart Estate, and the National Theatre.
“makes the ordinary extraordinary in this tight, exquisite production (…) singing throughout is first class – clear, precise & a joy to the ears” Musical Theatre Review
After receiving rave reviews, being shortlisted as one of only ten musicals for the Musical Theatre Review Best Musical Award and being nominated for Best Musical at the Broadway World Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Streetlights, People! Productions’ revival of Ordinary Days returns to London as the winner of the Drayton Arms’ Eddies Kensington Award, intended to identify “the most exciting new companies at this year’s Fringe Festival.” This production began with a sold-out engagement at the Hen and Chickens Theatre last October before transferring to London Theatre Workshop.
“a delight to see this compelling work performed with such conviction and talent” Broadway World
Ordinary Days is a contemporary musical, set in modern-day New York. It follows the parallel lives of four young city-dwellers struggling to find meaning in the madness: Claire, who can’t let go of her past; Jason, determined to begin their future together; Warren, an artist who’s lost his sense of purpose; and Deb, a student who’s lost her thesis notes. It is a witty, poignant, and ultimately very relatable story about human connection and finding beauty in unexpected places.
“The cast takes on this show with energy, passion and enthusiasm” West End Wilma