Details

New York, New Year's Eve 1999 - the dawn of a new millennium - and Jennifer West's intimate dinner party for close friends and family begins to fall apart upon the discovery that her husband has been having an affair. To make matters worse, she realises that the unknown mistress is one of eleven party guests. As the hosts confront their unravelling marriage, new resolutions, past mistakes, and an uncertain future merge into an explosive and life-altering evening. Kevin Hammonds' book is in turn hilarious and moving, the plot keeping the audience on tenter- hooks until the finale. With a score by Charles Miller packed with original show-stopping songs, When Midnight Strikes gives a remarkably accurate sense of the brittle gaiety of a New Year party, with all the tensions so often seething beneath the surface. Running time 2 hours 15 minutes including interval

Cast/Performers

Nancy Baldwin, Bradley Clarkson, Ben Enright, Stephanie Flavin, Lorraine Graham, Emma Hatton, Nicholas Moorhead, Susan Raasay, Miles Western, Shona White, Alan Winner

Creatives/Company

Book by: Kevin Hammonds
Lyrics: Kevin Hammonds
Music(s): Charles Miller, Norma Atallah (musical staging)
Producer(s): Aaron Prior, Fenton Gray (for Strike Up The Band Ltd)
Director: Fenton Gray
Musical Director: Magnus Giljam
Design: Wai Yin Kwok
Costume: Amy Jackson
Lighting: Alan Bratton