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Mary Poppins flying to Manchester

October 12, 2007

The hit West End musical, Mary Poppins  is due to land in Manchester in December 2008, as part of its International tour.

The tale of a nanny and her charges will open at the Palace Theatre on 10 December 2008 where it plays until 7 March 2009. Tickets for Mary Poppins at the Palace will be on sale soon. For more information and to leave contact details for when tickets go on sale please log on to ww.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk or groups of 10 or more can also call 0800 587 5007.

Manchester is one of only five British dates the show can play and is the only Northern date as the show is scheduled to open overseas in late Summer 2009. The show will also visit the Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Hippodrome, Edinburgh Playhouse and the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.

Andrew Rawlinson, Palace Theatre Manager said: “We are  thrilled that the smash hit musical, MARY POPPINS, is going to be spending time with us here in Manchester - it’s another great opportunity for the Palace to be home to the very best in musical theatre and MARY POPPINS will most certainly be a supercalifragilistic experience for the whole family and is sure to sell out well before it opens!”

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s internationally renowned and multi award-winning creative team assembled for MARY POPPINS is led by stage and film director Richard Eyre. Co-direction & choreography is by Matthew Bourne, with co-choreography by Stephen Mear.

Bob Crowley has designed the sets and costumes. Lighting design is by Howard Harrison, Sound by Paul Groothius, and Orchestrations by William David Brohn. Musical Supervision will be by Stephen Brooker and the conductor will be James Dodgson. Producer for Disney Theatrical Productions is Thomas Schumacher. Associate Director for the tour is James Powell and Associate Choreographer is Geoff Garrett.

 Full casting will be announced soon.

Mary Poppins includes many of the original songs from the film with music and lyrics by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman. The new stage production has been created, in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, by Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes who has written the book, and the Olivier award-winning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe who have written the new songs and additional music and lyrics.

The London production has won many prestigious awards including Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Award for Best Design (Bob Crowley).

The Broadway production opened last Autumn to critical plaudits. It recently won the Tony® Award for Best Set Design (Bob Crowley) and continues to consistently be one of the top four weekly grossing shows on Broadway.

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