Details

Set against the colourful backdrop of an American heartland tradition, State Fair travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the 1946 annual Iowa State Fair. Mom and Pop have their hearts set on winning blue ribbons for best boar and best homemade mincemeat, whilst their daughter and son find both love and heartbreak in the romance of the busy fairground. The Academy Award winning score including such Rodgers and Hammerstein classics as It Might as Well Be Spring and It's a Grand Night for Singing. Based on the 1945 and 1962 films with additional songs that were either featured in, or cut from, other Rodgers and Hammerstein shows including Oklahoma!, Pipe Dream, Allegro and Me and Juliet, the stage version opened on Broadway in 1996 where it received four Tony nominations (including Best Original Score).

Cast/Performers

David Botham, Robine Landi, Sion Lloyd, Laura Main, Martin McCarthy, Gareth Nash, Helen Philips, Robert Rees, Philip Rham, Kellie Shirely, Susan Travers, Sarah Waddell, Anthony Wise

Creatives/Company

Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein
Book by(s): Tom Briggs, Louise Mattioli
Producer: Thom Southerland (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director: Thom Southerland
Musical Director: Alex Weatherhill
Choreographer: Sally Brooks
Design: Alison Brookes
Lighting: Steve Miller