Young Vic’s Annie Sets Sights on West End???
At last week’s Whatsonstage.com Outing to Annie Get Your Gun at the Young Vic, artistic director David Lan hinted that he’s keen to transfer the critically-acclaimed revival, which stars Jane Horrocks and Julian Ovenden, to the West End.
When asked if he would take the production to the Midlands or further north his response was: “If you sort out the weather, yes.”
Irving Berlin’s classic Broadway musical has been given a radical reworking in Richard Jones‘ new production, which has attracted both rave reviews as well as its fair share of detractors (See Review Round-up, 19 Oct 2009). Horrocks and Ovenden lead the cast as Annie and Frank, the would-be lovers and sharp-shooting rivals.
For extensive edited highlights from last week’s Q&A, click here. And for information on our upcoming WOS Outings, including Comedians at the Lyric Hammersmith tomorrow night (27 October 2009), click here.