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Flowers for Mrs Harris musical to release cast recording

The hit musical is being recorded!

The cast of Flowers for Mrs Harris
The cast of Flowers for Mrs Harris
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Chichester Festival Theatre has revealed that it plans to release a cast recording for hit musical Flowers for Mrs Harris.

The show, which is written by Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff, is about Ada Harris, who spends her life cleaning houses and has an eye for fashion. She embarks on a journey from London to Paris. It has a cast including Clare Burt, Joanna Riding, Gary Wilmot, Laura Pitt-Pulford, Claire Machin, Mark Meadows and Louis Maskell.

It had its first acclaimed run at Sheffield Theatres in 2016 before transferring to Chichester in 2018. Flowers for Mrs Harris is directed by Daniel Evans with designs from Lez Brotherston, lighting from Mark Henderson, and movement from Naomi Said.

— Chichester Festival Theatre (@ChichesterFT) July 29, 2020

A release date for the album is to be revealed, with the piece being teased on social media.