Performance

Venue	Empire Theatre
Town	Sunderland
County	Tyne and Wear
From	25th February 2008
To	1st March 2008
Prices	From £10.00. To £29.50.
Empire Theatre (V577)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Half a Sixpence

Work:: Half a Sixpence (S1532)

Musical made famous in a film starring Tommy Steele. When a young draper's apprentice receives an unexpected legacy which makes him acceptable to the snobbish Walsingham family, he must choose between love for his childhood sweetheart and the flattering attentions of Helen Walsingham.. From the Original book 'Kipps' by H G Wells.

Music	David Heneker
Lyrics	David Heneker
Book by	Beverley Cross

Production:: (T01354826613)

Run time approx. 2hrs 15mins inclu. interval

Producer	Bill Kenwright
Producer	Theatre Royal Windsor
Producer	Churchill Bromley
Adapted by	Warner Brown
Director	Bob Tomson
Design	Alexander McPherson
Lighting	Mark Henderson
Sound	Ben Harrison
Costume	Biddy Guy
Musical Director	Tom De Keyser
Other	David Steadman (musical supervision)
Choreographer	Jason Pennycooke
Performer	Gary Wilmot (Kipps)
Performer	Claire Marlowe (Anne Pornick)
Performer	Zara Plessard (Helen Walsingham)
Performer	Gaye Brown (Mrs Walsingham)
Performer	Andrew Bolton (Mr Shalford)
Performer	David Delve (Mr Chitterlow)
Performer	Samual J Holmes (Sid Pornick)
Performer	Chris Crosby (Pearce)
Performer	Tom Gilling
Performer	Kathryn Rooney (Flo Bates)
Performer	Caroline Graham
Performer	Kelly Sims
Performer	James Dinsmore (Young Walsingham)
Performer	Jonathan Eio
Performer	Kristy Cullen

Listing:: L562296412

Production details

Run time approx. 2hrs 15mins inclu. interval

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