Performance

Venue	Empire Theatre
Town	Sunderland
County	Tyne and Wear
From	4th October 2005
To	15th October 2005
When	19:30. Wed, Sat Mats 14:30
Prices	From £7.50. To £28.50.
Empire Theatre (V577)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The King and I

Work:: The King and I (S1573)

The 1951 classic is based on a diary, entitled Anna and the King, which tells the story of young Westerner Anna Leonowens who is brought to the court of the king of Siam to become the tutor for his children. The musical, which was made into a film starring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in 1956, features several classic songs including "Shall We Dance", "Getting to Know You", "Hello Young Lovers" and "I Whistle a Happy Tune".

Author	Rodgers
Author	Hammerstein

Production:: (T1846187731)

This new production will use as its inspiration Anna and the King of Siam, the original Margaret Landon novel on which this all-time classic musical is based.

Producer	Networks
Director	Stephen Rayne
Choreographer	Nikki Woolaston
Other	John Rigby (musical supervisor)
Sound	Colin Pink
Other	David Evans (technical supervisor)
Performer	Kevin Gray (The King)
Performer	Elizabeth Renihan (Anna)
Performer	Gina Respall (Lady Thiang)
Performer	Yanle Zhong (Tup Tim)
Performer	Alex Beuselinck (Lun Tha)
Performer	Tony Osoba (Kralahome)
Performer	Martin Carroll (Orton / Ramsey)
Performer	Nathan Dowling (Male Ensemble)
Performer	Jay Lim (Interpreter)
Performer	Kristine Lindmark Pedersen (Eliza)
Performer	Maya Kaneko (Female Ensemble)
Performer	Wen-Chun Tang (Remale Ensemble)
Performer	Joanne Henry (Female Ensemble)
Performer	Oliver Pang (Male Ensemble)
Performer	Chris Adams (Male Ensemble)
Performer	Bronwen Lloyd-Hughes (Female Ensemble)
Performer	Rachel Picar (Dance Captain / Female Ensemble)
Performer	Nova Skipp (Female Ensemble)
Performer	Caroline Rovina (Female Ensemble)

Listing:: L1088184108

Production details

This new production will use as its inspiration Anna and the King of Siam, the original Margaret Landon novel on which this all-time classic musical is based.

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