Double date for Little Shop of Horrors
January 12, 2009
The tour of Little Shop of Horrors will play both the Billingham Forum (March 23 to 28th) and the Sunderland Empire (April 13 to 18th) as part of its UK tour. This follows the sell out seasons at the Menier Chocolate Factory and at the Duke of York’s Theatre and the Ambassador’s Theatre in 2007.
Matthew White will again direct, with David Farley design (award winning designer of Sunday in the Park with George), choreography by Lynne Page, lighting design by David Howe, sound by Gareth Owen, with musical supervision by Caroline Humphris and musical director Toby Higgins.
The cast includes Clare Buckfield (Audrey), Alex Ferns (Dentist), Sylvester McCoy (Mushnik), Damian Humbley (Seymour), Cathryn Davis, Nadia Di Mambro, Donna Hines as Ronettes and Andy Heath as Puppeteer.
Clare Buckfield has been a Dancing on Ice finalist. Her team won in the ITV Christmas Special on Christmas Day. She is most known for her TV roles in Steel River Blues and 2.4 Children. Alex Ferns has won many TV Awards for his portrayal of Trevor on EastEnders. He has appeared onstage in Michael Grandage’s production of Guys and Dolls and recently toured in Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Sylvester McCoy was the seventh Doctor in the long-running BBC TV series of Doctor Who. His numerous stage roles include the Fool in the recent RSC production of King Lear with Ian McKellen. Damian Humbley was in the West End productions of Fiddler on the Roof and The Woman in White.
Down-and-out Skid Row floral assistant Seymour becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore offering him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite… but as Audrey II’s hungry demands increase, all that Seymour holds dear is threatened as the plant’s sinister agenda for global domination is revealed….
One of the longest-running off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a house-hold name, thanks to a highly successful film version and a score by the song writing team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. They also wrote the music and lyrics for Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin.
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