Alice’s adventures in Kingston
Rose Theatre Kingston has announced full casting for its Christmas show, Alice in Winterland, based on Lewis Carroll’s books Alice Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Following the success of last
year’s adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, Ciaran McConville returns to direct a cast of local young actors from the Rose Youth Theatre led by a team of professional actors. Among them are Daniel Goode (Father/Mad Hatter), Amanda Gordon (Cheshire Cat/ Mother), Jonathan Andrew Hume (Caterpillar/Knave), Tony Timberlake (White Knight/Isumbras) and Susannah van den Berg (Aunt Margaret/Queen of Hearts). Alice has been brought up to
believe in wonder, but life takes an unexpected turn when her wounded father returns home from the Great War. Confronted with losing her home, she is visited by a white rabbit who propels her on a quest to save Winterland – a world of ice and imagination, of mad hatters
Lennon’s Banjo play to premiere at Liverpool theatre
Details of a new Beatles-themed play were announced last month, on what would have been John Lennon’s 77th birthday. The comedy Lennon’s Banjo
will premiere at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre (April 24-May 5), and tells the story of the star’s musical journey, which is influenced by his mother Julia. The first tune he learned to play
Alice in Winterland is the festive show at Rose Theatre Kingston
Winterland is a world of mad hatters and cruel queens, curious cats and strong-minded dodos
and cruel queens, curious cats and strong-minded dodos, a frozen world inhabited by the mysterious Bandersnatch and the terrible Jabberwock, where only the most intrepid of girls can make the impossible seem possible. The production opens on December 15 and runs until January 7.
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Jersey Boys tour extended
A further 12 dates have been added to the second UK and Ireland tour of award-winning musical Jersey Boys, taking it through to March 2019. Michael Watson has been cast as Frankie Valli, with Simon Bailey
as Tommy De Vito, Declan Egan as Bob Gaudio and Lewis Griffiths as Nick Massi. The actors have all previously
performed their roles in Jersey Boys to great acclaim – Watson and Bailey in the West End, Egan in the West End and Australia, and Griffiths in the first UK and Ireland tour.
The new 2018/19 dates are: The Marlowe, Canterbury (October 2-13); New Victoria Theatre, Woking (October 16-27); Bristol Hippodrome (October 30- November 17); Leeds Grand Theatre (November 20-December 1); New Theatre, Oxford (December 18- January 5, 2019); Wales Millennium
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Centre (January 16-26, 2019); Palace Theatre Manchester (January 29-February 16, 2019); Edinburgh Playhouse (February 19- March 2, 2019); Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin (March, 5-16, 2019); and Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (March 19-30, 2019).
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was Buddy Holly’s That’ll Be The Day, taught by his mother on the banjo. The banjo went missing shortly after her death and no-one has seen it since. If it did resurface, it is estimated to be worth in the region of £5 million. The play is based on the 2012
novel Julia’s Banjo by Rob Fennah and Helen A. Jones. Fennah commented: “The show
tells the story of a Beatles tour guide who uncovers a clue to the whereabouts of Lennon’s missing banjo. It’s like The Beatles meets the Da Vinci Code. “Julia’s banjo played a vital part in hers and John’s lives; nurturing and developing John’s musical talent; and of course, the history of popular music.” Sponsors of the production include The Cavern, The Beatles Story, Hard Days Night Hotel, and The Beatles Shop.
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