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Career of a legend in production
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Return of ‘brilliant’ play
CELEBRATION: Judy: the Songbook of Judy Garland
A BRAND new show celebrat- ing the life and music of Judy Garland comes to the New, headlined by her very own daughter, Miss Lorna Luft. As part of its premiere UK tour, Judy: The Songbook of Judy Garland makes a stop at Car- diff from June 25-27. Celebrating the classic hits
of Miss Judy Garland, the song and dance spectacular takes the audience on a remarkable musical journey through her dazzling songbook. The show features never-before-seen film highlights and interviews. Joining Miss Lorna Luft
(White Christmas, They’re Play- ing My Song) will be darling of the West End Louise Dearman (Wicked, Evita, Cats); and sing- er, actor, X Factor 2006 runner- up and Dancing on Ice winner, Ray Quinn. Tickets are on sale now with prices ranging from £11.50- £29.50. For further details visit www.
newtheatrecardiff.co.uk or call the box office on (029) 2087 8889.
PERFORMANCE: The Lord Chamberlain’s Men
TONIGHT The Lord Cham- berlain’s Men return to the beautiful surroundings of Chepstow Castle for the 10th year running. This award- winning company arrive in June with their magical production of Twelfth Night – this brand new, action- packed production of Shake- speare’s greatest romantic comedy is a story of love, loss, confusion and, ultimate- ly, a joyous happy ending. For the past decade the
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company have brought their own special brand of authen- tic, exhilarating and engag- ing productions to the UK’s most historically important and visually stunning ven- ues and this year’s produc- tion of Twelfth Night will be no different. One of literature’s most famous and tangled love stories, the production will
be over-flowing with love, laughter and longing and mischief, mayhem and mis- taken identity. With one of the best-known comic sub- plots ever written, no per- formance of Twelfth Night is complete without a good dose of the pompous steward Mal- volio and his cross-gartered yellowstockings. Mark Puddle, creative pro- ducer, says “Twelfth Night is the play that our audiences
have been begging us to re- turn to. The play has always been one of Shakespeare’s funniest and I can’t think of anything more perfect for a summer’s evening than a classical retelling of this great comedy set against the background of one of the na- tion’s most beautiful historic castles. “ Could true love blossom amongst this madness? Will the twins be reunited? Can a man really look good in
yellow stockings? Be sure to catch this brilliant all-male company perform Shake- speare as it would have been; in the open air, in full Eliza- bethan costume and with traditional music and dance. This is undoubtedly one of the hottest tickets of the summer. Performance commences
at 7.30pm. Call 01291 623772 or visit thelordchamberlains
men.ticketsource.co.uk for details.
Newproduction of classic rock opera hits theatres
THE explosive new production of Jesus Christ Superstar, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ground-breaking rock opera will be visiting The Bristol Hippo- drome from the July 21-25. Leading performer Glenn Cart-
CLASSIC: Jesus Christ Superstar
er returns as Jesus, a role he has played in the West End, on Broad- way and on film. His extensive musical theatre credits include leading roles in Whistle Down the Wind, Les Misérables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream- coat, Godspell and Merrily We Roll Along. Australian star Tim Rogers made his UK stage debut 15 years ago and hasn’t looked back since. Tim’s musical theatre credits in-
clude The Man in Whistle Down the Wind (UK Tour and West End), West Side Story, Jersey Boys, The Full Monty, Aspects of Love and the title role in Jekyll & Hyde at the Union Theatre. Most recently he starred in Carousel at the Ar- cola Theatre London. X Factor finalist Rachel Adedeji
plays Mary Magdalene direct from the UK and European tour of Thriller Live. The cast also in- cludesDavid Burilin, Alistair Lee, Ed Handoll, Andy Barke, Tim Ox- brow, Richard J Hunt, Johnathan Tweedie, Cellen Chugg Jones, Mi- chael Ward and Lizzie Ottley. Bob Tomson and Bill Kenwright reunite to direct Jesus Christ Su- perstar, a partnership that has
seen them at the helm of iconic musicals including Evita (in the West End and on tour) and Blood Brothers. Jesus Christ Superstar exploded
onto the musical scene in 1971. Stunning audiences, it changed the face of musical theatre for- ever. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera tells the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. As compelling today as it was
at its inception over 40 years ago, Jesus Christ Superstar features some of musical theatre’s most legendary songs. For ticket details go online at
www.kenwright.com.
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