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A Tribute to the Blues Brothers (1991-08-Whitehall Theatre-London)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Trafalgar Studios (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : Studio 1Durée : 9 mois 4 semaines Nombre : 360 représentationsPremière Preview : InconnuPremière : Monday 12 August 1991Dernière : Saturday 06 June 1992Mise en scène : David Leland • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Con O’Neill (Jake), Warwick Evans (Elwood), Greg Brown, Ian Robert, Liza Spenz (The Bluettes).Commentaires : The Blues Brothers never existed in real life: Con O’Neill & Warwick Evans were characters played by John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd in the 1980 film of the same name. Over the years Belushi acquired posthumous cult status and the film itself inspired this spin-off. Neither a concert nor a performance, and rather oddly Anglicised so that it was emphatically a “tribute” to the Blues Brothers rather than a breach of any American copyright, the critics generally thought the backing chorus (The Bluettes) were the best thing about the show. However, audiences loved it, and the show ran for ten months before going on a UK and European tour. It then came back into the West End in September 1994.
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Dancing in the streets (2005-07-Cambridge Theatre-London)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Cambridge Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 9 mois 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : Friday 08 July 2005Première : Tuesday 19 July 2005Dernière : Saturday 22 April 2006Mise en scène : Keith Strachan • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Commentaires : Opened Cambridge Theatre 8 July 2005, transferred to Aldwych 27 April 2006, transferred to Playhouse 1 Aug 2006
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Dancing in the streets (2006-05-Aldwych Theatre-London)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Aldwych Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Thursday 27 April 2006Première : Thursday 04 May 2006Dernière : Saturday 22 July 2006Mise en scène : Keith Strachan • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Commentaires : Opened Cambridge Theatre 8 July 2005, transferred to Aldwych 27 April 2006, transfers to Playhouse 1 Aug 2006Presse : DOMINIC CAVINDISH for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "The company sing not just with hark-at-us virtuosity but with unbridled soulfulness. They remind you why these songs are timeless, catching the melancholy and heartache that run through the most up-tempo, infectiously jaunty numbers."
IAN SHUTLEWORTH for THE FINANCIAL TIMES says, "Where is the fun in watching people who are not the real thing?"
CAROLINE SULLIVAN for THE GUARDIAN says, "There's no history or attempt at social contextualisation, which is scandalous given Motown's critical role in bringing black music into the mainstream."
CLIVE DAVIS for THE TIMES says, "YES, it’s only a juke-box musical...But when the juke-box is as potent as this, the usual reservations can be laid to one side. As a celebration of the Motown era, Dancing in the Streets has enough verve and unabashed high spirits to win over all but the most curmudgeonly audiences."
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Dreamboats and Petticoats (2009-07-Savoy Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Savoy Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 3 mois Nombre : Première Preview : Wednesday 22 July 2009Première : Monday 27 July 2009Dernière : Saturday 31 October 2009Mise en scène : Bob Tomson • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Scott Bruton, Ben Freeman, Jennifer Biddall, David Cardy, Daisey Wood-Davis, A.J. DeanCommentaires : The run terminated on 31 October 2009 to make way for Legally Blonde.
This show was inspired by the unexpectedly huge sales of a CD issued by Universal Music, aimed at the nostalgia market. The first “Dreamboats and Petticoats” CD sold over two million copies and led to the creation of a stage show which began a five month UK tour in Bromley in February 2009. The success of the tour led to its West End debut, as a seven-week filler. After a three month gap, the show was re-created at the Playhouse Theatre in January 2010 and is still running at the start of 2012. At the same time a second UK tour played throughout 2010, much of 2011 and is planned to run through 2012.Presse : LYN GARDNER for THE GUARDIAN says, " Inoffensive and as squeaky clean as a toothpaste advert, this musical trip down memory lane was inspired by a compilation album of early 1960s hits...Dreamboats and Petticoats is not bad, although it tails off lamely in the second half, but it is not very good either."
FIONA MOUNTFORD for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "peppy production ."
CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "I confess I loved every moment of this show, hackneyed though the script by TV sitcom writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran often is. Bob Tomson’s lively production has great heart, following a group of teenagers at a youth club as they bicker, feud, fall in and out of love and try – and fail – to become pop stars."
VALERIE POTTER for THE LONDON LITE says, "Boasts toe-tapping tunes aplenty, yet ultimately buckles under their weight."
SAM MARLOWE for THE TIMES says, "Although Bob Tomson’s direction is mercifully brisk and the company is well-drilled, there’s a laziness to the concept and a cheapness to its execution that no amount of energetic gyration and forced, cheesy cheeriness can disguise."
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Dreamboats and Petticoats (2009-09-UK Tour 2009-2010)
Type de série: UK TourThéâtre: UK Tour ( - Angleterre) Durée : 11 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Thursday 19 February 2009Première : Thursday 19 February 2009Dernière : Saturday 06 February 2010Mise en scène : Bob Tomson • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Commentaires : Dates du tourCommentaires longs: 1 Février 10 au 6 Février 10 : Maiflower Theatre, Southampton
19 Janvier 10 au 30 Janvier 10 : Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1 Décembre 09 au 5 Décembre 09 : Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
23 Novembre 09 au 28 Novembre 09 : Hull New Theatre, Hull
16 Novembre 09 au 21 Novembre 09 : Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes
9 Novembre 09 au 14 Novembre 09 : Churchill Theatre, Bromley
2 Novembre 09 au 7 Novembre 09 : The Auditorium, Grimsby
26 Octobre 09 au 31 Octobre 09 : Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool
12 Octobre 09 au 17 Octobre 09 : Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
5 Octobre 09 au 10 Octobre 09 : Theatre Royal, Nottingham
28 Septembre 09 au 3 Octobre 09 : Grand Opera House, Belfast
21 Septembre 09 au 25 Septembre 09 : Civic Theatre, Darlington
14 Septembre 09 au 19 Septembre 09 : Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
14 Juillet 09 au 18 Juillet 09 : Empire Theatre, Sunderland
29 Juin 09 au 4 Juillet 09 : Richmond Theatre, Outer London
22 Juin 09 au 27 Juin 09 : Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
8 Juin 09 au 13 Juin 09 : Malvern Theatres, Malvern
25 Mai 09 au 30 Mai 09 : Maiflower Theatre, Southampton
18 Mai 09 au 23 Mai 09 : Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
5 Mai 09 au 9 Mai 09 : New Theatre, Cardiff
27 Avril 09 au 2 Mai 09 : Hippodrome, Bristol
20 Avril 09 au 25 Avril 09 : Opera House, Manchester
13 Avril 09 au 18 Avril 09 : Royal & Derngate, Northampton
6 Avril 09 au 11 Avril 09 : Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool
30 Mars 09 au 4 Avril 09 : New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
16 Mars 09 au 21 Mars 09 : New Victoria Theatre, Woking
9 Mars 09 au 14 Mars 09 : Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh
2 Mars 09 au 7 Mars 09 : King's Theatre, Glasgow
19 Février 09 au 28 Février 09 : Churchill Theatre, Bromley
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Dreamboats and Petticoats (2010-01-Playhouse Theatre-London)
Type de série: RepriseThéâtre: Playhouse Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 2 ans 6 mois 4 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Thursday 07 January 2010Première : Thursday 07 January 2010Dernière : Saturday 04 August 2012Mise en scène : Bob Tomson • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Commentaires : This show was inspired by the unexpectedly huge sales of a CD issued by Universal Music, aimed at the nostalgia market. The first “Dreamboats and Petticoats” CD sold over two million copies and led to the creation of a stage show which began a five month UK tour in Bromley in February 2009. The success of the tour led to its West End debut, as a seven-week filler. After a three month gap, the show was re-created at the Playhouse Theatre in January 2010 and is still running at the start of 2012. At the same time a second UK tour played throughout 2010, much of 2011 and is planned to run through 2012.Presse : LYN GARDNER for THE GUARDIAN says, " Inoffensive and as squeaky clean as a toothpaste advert, this musical trip down memory lane was inspired by a compilation album of early 1960s hits...Dreamboats and Petticoats is not bad, although it tails off lamely in the second half, but it is not very good either."
FIONA MOUNTFORD for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "peppy production ."
CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "I confess I loved every moment of this show, hackneyed though the script by TV sitcom writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran often is. Bob Tomson’s lively production has great heart, following a group of teenagers at a youth club as they bicker, feud, fall in and out of love and try – and fail – to become pop stars."
VALERIE POTTER for THE LONDON LITE says, "Boasts toe-tapping tunes aplenty, yet ultimately buckles under their weight."
SAM MARLOWE for THE TIMES says, "Although Bob Tomson’s direction is mercifully brisk and the company is well-drilled, there’s a laziness to the concept and a cheapness to its execution that no amount of energetic gyration and forced, cheesy cheeriness can disguise."
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Dreamboats and Petticoats (2010-02-UK Tour 2010-2011)
Type de série: UK TourThéâtre: UK Tour ( - Angleterre) Durée : 1 an 6 mois Nombre : Première Preview : Monday 22 February 2010Première : Monday 22 February 2010Dernière : Saturday 27 August 2011Mise en scène : Bob Tomson • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Commentaires : Dates du tourCommentaires longs: 15 Août 11 to 27 Août 11: Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
4 Juillet 11 to 9 Juillet 11: Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh
27 Juin 11 to 2 Juillet 11: Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
7 Juin 11 to 25 Juin 11: Theatre Royal, Windsor
29 Novembre 10 to 4 Dec 10: The Auditorium, Grimsby
22 Novembre 10 to 27 Novembre 10: Royal & Derngate, Northampton
15 Novembre 10 to 20 Novembre 10: Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
8 Novembre 10 to 13 Novembre 10: Grand Opera House, York
25 Octobre 10 to 30 Octobre 10: Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
18 Octobre 10 to 23 Octobre 10: Princess Theatre, Torquay
11 Octobre 10 to 16 Octobre 10: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
4 Octobre 10 to 9 Octobre 10: Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
20 Septembre 10 to 25 Septembre 10: Hull New Theatre, Hull
13 Septembre 10 to 18 Septembre 10: Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
6 Septembre 10 to 11 Septembre 10: Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
24 Août 10 to 4 Septembre 10: Grand Opera House, Belfast
3 Août 10 to 14 Août 10: Theatre Royal, Windsor
21 Juin 10 to 26 Juin 10: Theatre Royal, Bath
14 Juin 10 to 19 Juin 10: Palace Theatre, Manchester
7 Juin 10 to 12 Juin 10: Pavilion Theatre, Worthing
31 Mai 10 to 5 Juin 10: Theatre Royal, Plymouth
24 Mai 10 to 29 Mai 10: Fairfield Hall, Outer London
17 Mai 10 to 22 Mai 10: Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
10 Mai 10 to 15 Mai 10: His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
3 Mai 10 to 8 Mai 10: Empire Theatre, Sunderland
19 Avril 10 to 24 Avril 10: Malvern Theatres, Malvern
12 Avril 10 to 17 Avril 10: Hippodrome, Bristol
5 Avril 10 to 10 Avril 10: Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool
24 Mars 10 to 27 Mars 10: Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh
8 Mars 10 to 13 Mars 10: Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
1 Mars 10 to 6 Mars 10: New Victoria Theatre, Woking
22 Février 10 to 27 Février 10: Opera House, Manchester
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Dreamboats and Petticoats (2012-01-UK Tour 2012)
Type de série: UK TourThéâtre: UK Tour ( - Angleterre) Durée : 10 mois 2 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 10 January 2012Première : Tuesday 10 January 2012Dernière : Saturday 24 November 2012Mise en scène : Bob Tomson • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Commentaires : Dates du tourCommentaires longs: 20 Novembre 12 au 24 Novembre 12: New Theatre, Cardiff
12 Novembre 12 au 17 Novembre 12: Churchill Theatre, Bromley
22 Octobre 12 au 27 Octobre 12: Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
15 Octobre 12 au 20 Octobre 12: Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
8 Octobre 12 au 13 Octobre 12: Theatre Royal, Windsor
1 Octobre 12 au 6 Octobre 12: Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
24 Septembre 12 au 29 Septembre 12: Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
28 Août 12 au 1 Septembre 12: Southport Theatre, Southport
23 Juillet 12 au 28 Juillet 12: New Victoria Theatre, Woking
16 Juillet 12 au 21 Juillet 12: Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
9 Juillet 12 au 14 Juillet 12: New Theatre (formerly known as Apollo Theatre), Oxford
25 Juin 12 au 30 Juin 12: Grand Opera House, York
10 Avril 12 au 14 Avril 12: Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
19 Mars 12 au 24 Mars 12: Princess Theatre, Torquay
12 Mars 12 au 17 Mars 12: Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
5 Mars 12 au 10 Mars 12: Theatre Royal, Brighton
13 Février 12 au 18 Février 12: Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
30 Janvier 12 au 4 Février 12: Hippodrome, Bristol
23 Janvier 12 au 28 Janvier 12: Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool
16 Janvier 12 au 21 Janvier 12: Empire Theatre, Sunderland
10 Janvier 12 au 14 Janvier 12: G-Live, Guildford
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Dreamboats and Petticoats (2012-10-Wyndhams Theatre-London)
Type de série: RepriseThéâtre: Wyndham s Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 3 mois Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 16 October 2012Première : Tuesday 16 October 2012Dernière : Saturday 19 January 2013Mise en scène : Bob Tomson • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Commentaires : This show was inspired by the unexpectedly huge sales of a CD issued by Universal Music, aimed at the nostalgia market. The first “Dreamboats and Petticoats” CD sold over two million copies and led to the creation of a stage show which began a five month UK tour in Bromley in February 2009. The success of the tour led to its West End debut, as a seven-week filler. After a three month gap, the show was re-created at the Playhouse Theatre in January 2010 and is still running at the start of 2012. At the same time a second UK tour played throughout 2010, much of 2011 and is planned to run through 2012.Presse : LYN GARDNER for THE GUARDIAN says, " Inoffensive and as squeaky clean as a toothpaste advert, this musical trip down memory lane was inspired by a compilation album of early 1960s hits...Dreamboats and Petticoats is not bad, although it tails off lamely in the second half, but it is not very good either."
FIONA MOUNTFORD for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "peppy production ."
CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "I confess I loved every moment of this show, hackneyed though the script by TV sitcom writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran often is. Bob Tomson’s lively production has great heart, following a group of teenagers at a youth club as they bicker, feud, fall in and out of love and try – and fail – to become pop stars."
VALERIE POTTER for THE LONDON LITE says, "Boasts toe-tapping tunes aplenty, yet ultimately buckles under their weight."
SAM MARLOWE for THE TIMES says, "Although Bob Tomson’s direction is mercifully brisk and the company is well-drilled, there’s a laziness to the concept and a cheapness to its execution that no amount of energetic gyration and forced, cheesy cheeriness can disguise."
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Elvis, the musical (1977-11-Astoria Theatre-London)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Astoria Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : Nombre : Première Preview : Monday 28 November 1977Première : Monday 28 November 1977Dernière : InconnuMise en scène : Jack Good • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Tim Whitnall (Elvis in his early years), Shakin' Stevens (Elvis in his army and movie star years), PJ Proby (Elvis in his Las Vegas years), Helen Baker, Tanith Banbury, Anna Macleod, Yael O'Dwyer, Richard Ashley, Paul Felber, Stephen Leigh, Richard Piper, Shaun Simon
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Elvis, the musical (1996-04-Prince of Wales Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Prince of Wales Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 5 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 192 représentationsPremière Preview : Tuesday 26 March 1996Première : Monday 15 April 1996Dernière : Saturday 28 September 1996Mise en scène : Carole Todd • Keith Strachan • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Alexander Bar (Young Elvis), Timothy Whitnall (Middle Elvis), P.J.Proby (Older Elvis), Shelley Bond, Eddie Burton, Jonell Elliott, Bob Golding, Anna Kumble, Lottie Mayor, James Pearson, Kevin RooneyCommentaires : This revival achieved a run of 24 weeks
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Elvis, the musical (1997-06-Piccadilly Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Piccadilly Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 2 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Wednesday 18 June 1997Première : Thursday 19 June 1997Dernière : Saturday 13 September 1997Mise en scène : Carole Todd • Keith Strachan • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Alexander Bar (Young Elvis), Fergus Moriarty (Middle Elvis), Michael Dimitri (Older Elvis),Commentaires : This was back in the West End for the second time, with some cast changes, following its UK tour.
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Ferry cross the mercey (1996-08-Lyric Theatre-London)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Lyric Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 3 semaines Nombre : 32 représentationsPremière Preview : Monday 05 August 1996Première : Monday 12 August 1996Dernière : Saturday 07 September 1996Mise en scène : Carole Todd • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Gerry Marsden {Himself), Carl Krishner (Young Gerry), Jaison Beeson, Neil Dale, Richard Mogendorf. Adam Keast, Andy Cairns, Jacqui Cryer, Sean Fitzpatrick, Vicki Stevens, Kevin Jackson, Sam Kelly.Commentaires : Described as “charitable, gentle and inoffensive, more a concert than a musical”, Gerry Marsden’s genuinely nice and sunny personality charmed most of the critics. It ran 8 weeks.
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Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers (The) (1994-09-Comedy Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Harold Pinter Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine Nombre : 46 représentationsPremière Preview : Wednesday 21 September 1994Première : Wednesday 21 September 1994Dernière : Saturday 29 October 1994Mise en scène : David Leland • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Mark White (Jake), Giles New (Elwood), Doreen Chanter, Paul Murphy, Mary Pearce (The Bluettes).Commentaires : This was back in the West End after its UK tour. The show now had a new title: “The Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers” suggesting that somewhere along the way it had received approval from the Belushi family.
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Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers (The) (1996-12-Apollo Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Apollo Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine Nombre : 45 représentationsPremière Preview : Monday 09 December 1996Première : Wednesday 11 December 1996Dernière : Saturday 18 January 1997Mise en scène : David Leland • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Brad Henshaw (Jake), Simon J. Foster (Elwood), Michelle Dixon, Ronnie Dangerfield, Ambrose (The Bluettes).Commentaires : Back in the West End for a Christmas season, and still touring the UK for the rest of the year.
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Return to the Forbidden Planet (1989-09-Cambridge Theatre-London)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Cambridge Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 3 ans 4 mois Nombre : 1516 représentationsPremière Preview : InconnuPremière : Monday 18 September 1989Dernière : Saturday 16 January 1993Mise en scène : Bob Carlton • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : John Ashby (Captain Tempest), Christian Roberts (Doctor Prospero), Alison Harding (Miranda), Kraig Thornber (Ariel) , Matthew Devitt, Nicky Furre, Anthony Hunt, Kate EdgarCommentaires : Based on the B-Movie “Forbidden Planet”, which itself wass derived from Shakespeare’s “Tempest” this show contained some of the best songs from the past 30 years to please the rockers, and enough Shakespeare jokes to please the regular theatregoer, and all-in-all, got a great critical and audience reaction. It was, however, harder to pull in the crowds. Somewhat astonishingly this show won the Olivier Award for Best Musical of the Year, beating “Miss Saigon”, thus causing considerable controversy.
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Return to the Forbidden Planet (2001-08-UK Tour 2001-Savoy Theatre-London)
Type de série: West End TransferThéâtre: Savoy Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 11 December 2001Première : Tuesday 11 December 2001Dernière : Saturday 19 January 2002Mise en scène : Bob Carlton • Chorégraphie : Carole Todd • Producteur : Avec : Sarah Beaumont (Miranda), James Earl Adair (Dr Prospero), Adrian Cobey (Captain Tempest), Diana Croft, Scott Finlay, Zita Frith, Cameron Gordon, Christine Holman, Nick Lashbrook, Jane Milligan, Philip Reed, Frederick RuthCommentaires : This re-worked version had transferred from Bob Carlton’s base at the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch for a limited return season in the West End.