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The new pop-powered musical which celebrates some of history’s most inspirational women, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World will follow its critically-acclaimed autumn 2021 debut by embarking on a UK tour in March.
Co-produced by Six’s Kenny Wax with MAST Mayflower Studios, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World will return from 25 March 2022 with an opening run at The Playhouse in Liverpool until 3 April.
The production will then visit: The Lowry in Salford; Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames; King’s Theatre in Edinburgh; Hall for Cornwall in Truro; Northcott, Exeter; Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham; Oxford Playhouse; Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield; Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre of the Arts, Poole; and Stratford East.
Written by dramatist Chris Bush, the stage adaptation of Kate Pankhurst’s award-winning picture book features music by chart-topping songwriter Miranda Cooper. A descendant of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, Kate Pankhurst’s book offers a guide to some of the famous females who have helped shape the world. Historical figures featuring in the work include: Jane Austen, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo and Rosa Parks
The high-powered all-female creative team is completed by director Amy Hodge, choreographer Dannielle Lecointe, set and costume designer Joanna Scotcher, lighting designer Zoe Spurr and sound designer Carolyn Downing.
Commenting on the musical ahead of its world premiere last year, producer Kenny Wax said: “What a thrill to have assembled our own team of fantastically great women to create this incredible show. No one is more excited than me for the curtain to rise on that first performance. And what an honour to be opening at the MAST Mayflower Studios who are making a commitment to premiering such daring new work.”
Angela Thomas
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