West End, stars Jocasta Almgill and Jodie Prenger will make their Sheffield Crucible debuts alongside a trio of returning stars for the upcoming filmed world premiere production of Sheffield Theatres’ The Band Plays On.
Almgill (& Juliet, Manchester Opera House, Shaftesbury Theatre, Rent, Hope Mill Theatre) and Prenger (Oliver! Theatre Royal Drury Lane, A Taste of Honey, Trafalgar Studios) will join Anna-Jane Casey (Sweet Charity, Annie Get Your Gun, Sheffield Crucible), Sandra Marvin (Show Boat, Sheffield Crucible and West End, Waitress, Adelphi Theatre) and Maimuna Memon (Standing At The Sky’s Edge, Sheffield Theatres, Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).
Directed by Sheffield Theatres’ artistic director Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau, the latest locally set work from playwright Chris Bush (Standing At The Sky’s Edge) is due to be filmed at the Crucible Theatre for an online release from 15 until 28 March. Tickets to watch the show online will be available from 24 February.
Featuring new versions of classic tracks from some of Sheffield’s most celebrated artists, the creative team for the production includes designer Ben Stones, musical supervisor and arranger Will Stuart, lighting designer Jessica Hung Han Yun, sound consultant Emma Laxton, scenic artist Kid Acne with filming by The Umbrella Rooms.
Angela Thomas
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