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0001 - Acorn Antiques (2005)
Musique: Victoria Wood
Paroles: Victoria Wood
Livret: Victoria Wood
Production originale:
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Genèse: Victoria Wood decided to revive the original concept to satirise musical theatre with Acorn Antiques: The Musical!, with the intent to give people a "lovely, happy night in the theatre." It was directed by Trevor Nunn, and opened at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in February 2005 for a three month sell-out run. Parodying successful musicals such as Les Misérables and Chicago, it also caricatured the trend for socio-realism in contemporary drama and the conventions of song and choreography in musicals. It featured three of the principal actors from the original reprising their roles (or, strictly, the parts of the fictional actors from the spoof documentary); Duncan Preston returned as Clifford as did Celia Imrie as Babs and Julie Walters as Mrs Overall. Victoria Wood alternated with Walters in that role, and her character Miss Berta was played by Sally Ann Triplett. The musical also introduced Miss Bonnie (Josie Lawrence), a sister of Miss Babs and Miss Berta (who are apparently sisters now and no longer cousins as they were originally).

Résumé: The actors in a TV soap called “Acorn Antiques” are out of work because the series has been axed, so the cast reunite with the object of turning the show into a stage musical. Act One sees them rehearse and bitch about the script, about each other and the director; Act Two sees the opening performance at the Enoch Powell Arts Centre in Sutton Coldfield with its consequent mishaps, rivalries and cock-ups.

Création: 10/2/2005 - Haymarket Theatre (Leicester) - représ.


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Acorn Antiques (2006-12-UK Tour)

Type de série: UK Tour
Théâtre: UK Tour ( - Angleterre)
Durée : 6 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Monday 11 December 2006
Première : Monday 11 December 2006
Dernière : Saturday 07 July 2007
Mise en scène : Victoria Wood
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Ria Jones (Mrs Overall), Sara Crowe (Babs), Lisa Peace (Berta), Kim Ismay (Bonnie), Teddy Kempner (Clifford), Alistair Robins (Tony). Performer Beverly Rudd (Mimi). Performer Michael Melmoe (Hugh).
Commentaires : Rewritten for the tour, the second half has been expanded with the original "behind the scenes" first half removed.
Commentaires longs: 2 Jul 07 to 7 Jul 07 - Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
25 Jun 07 to 30 Jun 07 - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
11 Jun 07 to 16 Jun 07 - Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
4 Jun 07 to 9 Jun 07 - Theatre Royal, Plymouth
28 May 07 to 2 Jun 07 - Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes
21 May 07 to 26 May 07 - Theatre Royal, Bath
14 May 07 to 19 May 07 - The Hexagon, Reading
30 Apr 07 to 5 May 07 - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
23 Apr 07 to 28 Apr 07 - Richmond Theatre, Outer London
16 Apr 07 to 21 Apr 07 - Civic Theatre, Darlington
9 Apr 07 to 14 Apr 07 - Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
2 Apr 07 to 7 Apr 07 - Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds
26 Mar 07 to 31 Mar 07 - Charter Theatre, Preston
19 Mar 07 to 24 Mar 07 - Grand Opera House, York
12 Mar 07 to 17 Mar 07 - Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
5 Mar 07 to 10 Mar 07 - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
26 Feb 07 to 3 Mar 07 - Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
19 Feb 07 to 24 Feb 07 - New Victoria Theatre, Woking
12 Feb 07 to 17 Feb 07 - Theatre Royal, Brighton
5 Feb 07 to 10 Feb 07 - Ipswich Regent, Ipswich
29 Jan 07 to 3 Feb 07 - Corn Exchange, Cambridge
22 Jan 07 to 27 Jan 07 - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
11 Dec 06 to 6 Jan 07 - The Lowry, Salford