Malory Towers (musical)
Malory Towers is a musical based on the series of children's books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It is adapted by Emma Rice and composed by Ian Ross.
Malory Towers | |
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Music | Ian Ross |
Book | Emma Rice |
Basis | Malory Towers by Enid Blyton |
Premiere | 19 July 2019: The Passenger Shed, Bristol |
Productions | 2019 UK tour 2020 UK tour 2020 London |
Production
The musical is the second production from Emma Rice's theatre company Wise Children. It opened at The Passenger Shed in Bristol from 19 July to 18 August 2019[1] before touring to Cambridge Arts Theatre (4 to 7 September), York Theatre Royal (10 to 14 September), Exeter Northcott Theatre (17 to 21 September), HOME Manchester (24 to 28 September) and Oxford Playhouse (1 to 5 October).
The production was scheduled to begin a UK tour in spring 2020, however this has had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The tour was also scheduled to run at the Southbank Centre, London from 2 July to 31 August 2020.
Cast and characters
Character | 2019 UK tour | 2020 UK tour and London[3] |
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Gwendoline Lacey | Rebecca Collingwood | Alison Arnopp |
Irene Dupont | Mirabelle Gremaud | |
Bill Robinson | Vinnie Heaven | Georgia Bruce |
Darrell Rivers | Izuka Hoyle | Alice Vilanculo |
Alicia Johns | Renee Lamb | Bobbie Little |
Sally Hope | Francesca Mills | Rosie Abraham |
Mary Lou Atkinson | Rose Shalloo | Naomi Morris |
External links
References
- Ltd, Supercool (2020-01-03). "Malory Towers". Bristol Old Vic. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- "Emma Rice's Malory Towers to return for new national tour | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- "Cast Details | Lake District Theatre | Entertainment in the Lake District |". www.theatrebythelake.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.