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1st Night Photos: Conti & Schiff SMASH! Menier

Editorial Staff
London's West End

Jack Rosenthal’s SMASH! received its London premiere, opening at the Menier Chocolate Factory last night (31 March, previews from 24 March 2011) in a production led by Tom Conti, Richard Schiff and Natalie Walter.

In SMASH!, Rosenthal, the late husband of actress Maureen Lipman and father of playwright Amy Rosenthal, offers a “hilarious but scathing look” at the journey of bringing a musical to the stage. It’s based on the experiences the TV dramatist had turning his BAFTA-winning television play Bar Mitzvah Boy into a musical. Tamara Harvey‘s production, will run until 8 May 2011.

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The musical Bar Mitzvah Boy opened at the West End’s Her Majesty’s Theatre in October 1978 but ran for just 78 performances. SMASH! was subsequently produced at Richmond Theatre in 1981 but has been rarely seen since.

The cast of SMASH! also features Natalie Walter, Cameron Blakely and Josh Cohen. The new production is designed by Paul Farnsworth, with lighting by Tim Mitchell and sound by Gareth Owen.