The Barn Theatre has unveiled plans for an innovative new digital event which will put homebound musical theatre fans in control of the content.
Running from 22 February until 7 March 2021, The Secret Society of Leading Ladies puts the spotlight on musical theatre’s most famous females and features performances from some of the West End’s brightest stars.
Conceived and directed by the popular Cirencester venue’s creative director of digital projects Ryan Carter, the interactive concert will allow the viewer to choose which character they want to see and hear by following ‘choose your player’ prompts which will appear on screen at intervals during the show. The concert has over 150 combinations for the viewer to choose from, with each character introduced with a short scene before taking to the stage to perform a song. The concert closes with a finale featuring all 14 characters.
Announcing the event, Carter said: “Musical theatre concerts are such an awesome way to be able to curate dedicated content to specific audiences, Secret Society was born when I wanted to find a way to make that a truly custom experience. In developing this project, we’re allowing audiences to ‘choose their players’ and ultimately build their own show.
“It’s a form of digital theatre that the musical theatre sector hasn’t seen before, which is something that 10 months into the pandemic is getting harder to achieve! It’s super ‘stagey’, fun and self-aware, but aesthetically really contemporary and cool. The cast are an incredible representation of the next generation of leading ladies. It’s quite a mould breaking and innovative project which is exactly what I joined the Barn to deliver. I can’t wait for audiences to get their hands on it! I will personally reward anyone that completes all 162 possible combinations!”
The concert stars Jocasta Almgill (& Juliet, Dreamgirls), Lauren Byrne (Beautiful, Six), Kayla Carter (Rent), Aoife Clesham (Fiver), Allie Daniel (Rent), Abbi Hodgson (Six, Norwegian Cruise Line), Aisha Jawando (Tina The Tina Turner Musical, Motown the Musical), Claudia Kariuki (School of Rock, Wicked), Natalie Kassanga (Dear Evan Hansen, Motown The Musical), Emma Kingston (The Last 5 Years, Fiddler on the Roof), Kayleigh McKnight (Bend It Like Beckham, Jesus Christ Superstar), Ellie Mitchell (Chicago, Wicked), Jarnéia Richard-Noel (Six) and Kelly Sweeney (Hair, Six).
Carter heads a creative team that includes Leo Munby as musical consultant, with sound engineering by Harry Smith, editing by Ben Evans and videography by Jamie Scott-Smith.
Angela Thomas
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