Marc Bolan musical starts national tour


A musical inspired by the life of rock star Marc Bolan – 20th Century Boy – returns to the stage on a UK tour. Opening on March 8 at G-Live in Guildford, the production will visit 27 theatres. West End star George Maguire


(Sunny Afternoon) returns to lead the cast, after portraying Bolan in 2011 and 2012. The producers said: “We


are delighted to welcome George Maguire back to the role of Marc. George has been involved with the show from the early workshop stages and has an incredibly close connection with the material.”


Matilda actors revealed for UK and Ireland shows


The musical tells the story of Bolan and his band T.Rex, featuring their hits such as Get It On, Ride a


White Swan, Metal Guru, I Love to Boogie and 20th Century Boy. 20thcenturyboythemusical.co.uk


Top stars sign for Calendar Girls The Musical tour


TV presenter Fern Britton will join Ruth Madoc and Denise Welch for the UK and Ireland tour of Calendar Girls The Musical. Written by Gary Barlow and Tim


Firth, the comedy is based on a true story, which also inspired a film and play. It is about a group of ladies who appear nude for a Women’s Institute calendar to raise funds to buy a settee for their local hospital, in memory of one of their husbands. The production will open at the Leeds Grand Theatre on August 16 at the start of a UK and Ireland tour.


Dates announced for UK tour of Evita


The international tour of Evita reaches the UK, opening at Torquay Princess Theatre on March 13. The production has already visited


Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates, and will also visit Turin in May before returning to the UK. Madalena Alberto returns to the title role of Eva Perón – a role she played at London’s Dominion Theatre in 2014. She has also appeared in Les Miserábles, Cats and Piaf.


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Schiaretti will continue as Che, and London and Broadway performer Jeremy Secomb joins the cast as Juan Perón. With lyrics by Tim Rice and music


by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Evita tells the story of Eva Perón, the


It will visit Canterbury, Newcastle,


Edinburgh, Leicester, Llandudno, Salford, Stoke, Hull and Liverpool. In 2019, it moves on to Southampton, Dublin, Norwich, Aberdeen, Dartford, Sunderland, Woking, Sheffield and Oxford,


with further dates to be confirmed. Britton will be returning to the


stage for the first time in 30 years, as Marie. Madoc is known for TV roles in Hi-De-Hi and Little Britain and Denise Welch starred in Coronation Street and Waterloo Road. calendargirlsthemusical.com


wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Perón. The Oscar-winning film version starred Madonna and Antonio Banderas. It features some of the most


famous songs in musical theatre, including Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, On This Night of a Thousand Stars and Another Suitcase in Another Hall. After Torquay, the musical visits Birmingham, Truro, Shrewsbury, Swansea, Chester and Bradford. After a run in Turin, it will be at Glasgow (May 14-19) then Newcastle and Grimsby. kenwright.com


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The Royal Shakespeare Company has unveiled the child casting for the first five venues of the Matilda The Musical 2018-19 UK and Ireland tour. The title role will be shared by Annalise Bradbury, Lara Cohen, Poppy Jones and Nicola Turner. The West End production will


continue to play at the Cambridge Theatre in London, where it is now in its seventh year and is booking until February 10, 2019. Matilda The Musical will open at


Leicester Curve (March 5-24) and will visit Dublin, Sunderland, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff. The adult cast for the tour will


see Craige Els reprise the role of Miss Trunchbull, having played her in the West End for three years between 2014 and 2017. The production will be accompanied by Change My Story, a new education programme inspired by Matilda The Musical which will engage young people in towns and cities across the UK and Ireland. matildathemusical.com


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