Performance

Venue	The Place Theatre
	Also: Robin Howard Dance Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	3rd May 2019
To	4th May 2019
When	Fri 19:30. Sat 15:00, 19:30
The Place Theatre (V240)
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Date of change: 23 Mar 19 - T1553197498

The Happy Prince

Work:: The Happy Prince (S27587901)

This heart-rending story about a Swallow's faithful love for the golden statue of a Prince is told through a seamless fusion of dance and song. This modern musical adaptation is set in an unpleasant 1920's Laundry House from which the potent technicolour world of the fairy tale evolves. Dark humour, greed and corruption are at work as the malevolent designs of a despot Mayor drive a town into bankruptcy and ruin. Drawing parallels to the world today, walls are being built to divide societies, so the Statue of a Prince, trapped behind the walls of his own palace, must win over the heart of a Swallow to save his people.

Music	Hal Cazalet
Lyrics	Hal Cazalet
Book by	Michael Barry (from Oscar Wilde)

Production:: (T1553197498)

A Showcase Performance. Oscar Wilde's beloved fairy tale is re-imagined for the stage in a modern musical adaptation starring Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia, Eastenders), Olivier-award winner Janie Dee (Follies, National Theatre), Sam Archer (Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands) and Sophia Hurdley (Cinderella). A seamless fusion of dance and song, The Happy Prince tells the story of a swallow's faithful love for the golden statue of a Prince and their race against time to save their town.

Producer	Wilde Theatre Productions
Director	Hal Cazalet
Director	Michael Barry (movement director)
Lighting	David Howe
Choreographer	Sophia Hurdley
Choreographer	Sam Archer
Performer	Janie Dee (Mrs Bentley)
Performer	Phil Daniels (The Mayor)
Performer	Sophia Hurdley (The Swallow)
Performer	Sam Archer (The Prince)
Performer	David Burt
Performer	Louis Gaunt
Performer	Sammy Graham
Performer	Jessica Pardoe
Performer	Edwin Ray
Performer	Ronald Samm
Performer	Cilla Silvia
Performer	Gemma Wardle
Performer	Alfie Wickham

Listing:: L01206129748

Production details

A Showcase Performance. Oscar Wilde's beloved fairy tale is re-imagined for the stage in a modern musical adaptation starring Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia, Eastenders), Olivier-award winner Janie Dee (Follies, National Theatre), Sam Archer (Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands) and Sophia Hurdley (Cinderella). A seamless fusion of dance and song, The Happy Prince tells the story of a swallow's faithful love for the golden statue of a Prince and their race against time to save their town.

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