Performance

Venue	Palace Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	21st September 2013
Opened	8th October 2013
To	1st November 2015
When	Tue-Fri 19:30. Sat 15:00, 19:30. Sun 14:30, 19:00
Palace Theatre (V404)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 16 Sep 14 - T0210269535
Date of change: 19 Mar 14 - T1668142149
Date of change: 4 Nov 13 - T1668142149
Date of change: 23 Apr 13 - T1668142149

The Commitments

Work:: The Commitments (S01576176684)

The story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into an amazing live act, the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced. The show follows the journey of two members of a frustrated synthesizer band - the opening scene we find them playing but being ignored in a shop window - who turn to Jimmy, the local music expert, for help. Placing a classified advert in a music paper, Jimmy auditions a number of wannabes before finalising the new line up who he names The Commitments. The humour kicks in as the band get to know each other and their instruments, and proceed through early rehearsals for their first gig. Just as they improve and begin to get a name for themselves they combust. The backing singers are all getting off with the middle aged horn legend, the singer has entered Eurovision and the saxophone player has dangerous leaning towards a jazz career.

Book by	Roddy Doyle
Author	Roddy Doyle

Production:: (T0210269535)

Presented by	The Commitments London Ltd
Director	Jamie Lloyd
Design	Soutra Gilmour
Lighting	Jon Clark
Choreographer	An Yee
Sound	Rory Madden
Music	Alan Williams (music supervisor)
Performer	Denis Grindel (Jimmy Rabbitte)
Performer	Brian Gilligan (Deco)
Performer	Sarah O'Connor (Imelda)
Performer	Natalie Hope (Natalie)
Performer	Jessica Cervi (Bernie)
Performer	Anthony Hunt (Joey 'The Lips')
Performer	Mark Dugdale (Derek)
Performer	John Currivan (Billy)
Performer	Andrew Linnie (Dean)
Performer	Sam Fordham (Mickah)
Performer	John McClarnon (Outspan)
Performer	Barnaby Southgate (James)

Listing:: L01396047361

Reviews

jim: 09Jan14:
very poor, too loud and shouty

News: The Commitments
23Apr13: Coming to the Palace Theatre this autumn.

User Reviews

jim (09Jan14): very poor, too loud and shouty

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