West End favourites Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Hadestown), Hannah Lowther (Heathers), Obioma Ugoala (Hamilton), Courtney Stapleton (Six The Musical), Dean John-Wilson (The King and I), Michael Ahomka-Lindsay (Newsies), Iván Fernández González (Heathers) and Sarah O’Connor (Frozen) will feature in the cast for this year’s MTFestUK.
Running from 4-17 April, the showcase event at The Other Palace Studio in London will feature:
Love Can
Written by Charlie Eglinton, directed by Dean Johnson, with musical direction by Jenny Deacon. Performance dates 4, 5, 6 April.
Cast includes: Madeline Charlemagne (Hadestown) as Lauren/Robyn, Jonathan Andrew Hume (Come From Away) as Brody/George, Gracie Lai (Your Lie in April) as Mrs Caldwell/Sasha, Charlie McCullagh(42 Balloons) as Tristan/Connor and Courtney Stapleton (Six) as Sydney/Alice.
A special vending machine in a hidden corner of central London is at the heart of a bittersweet compendium of four stories of love, loneliness and hope.
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Written by Mahlon Prince, directed by Lakesha Arie-Angelo, with musical direction by Shiloh Coke. Performance dates 8, 9, 10 April.
A re-imagining of Great Expectations in modern-day London.
Cast includes: Mahlon Prince as Pip, Obioma Ugoala (Hamilton) as Joe, Lauren Azania (Hadestown) as Biddy/Havisham, Dujonna Gift (Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)) as Estella, Michael Ahomka-Lindsay (Newsies) as Herbert, Raphael Bushay (Oklahoma!) as Magwitch/Wopsle/Jaggers/Bentley.
Nerds
Music by Hal Goldberg and book and lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner. Directed by Nick Winston. Performance dates 11, 12, 13 April.
Cast includes: Dean John-Wilson (Your Lie in April) as Gates, Kane Oliver Parry (Matilda) as Jobs, Elliott Evans (Back to the Future) as Allen, Chad Saint Louis (Cry-Baby) as Woz, Teleri Hughes (Heathers) as Sally, Hannah Lowther (Six) as Myrtle, Iván Fernández González (Heathers) as Tim Patterson/Dustin/Henchman and Sarah O’Connor (Frozen) as Tom Watson/Thekla.
A musical comedy about the birth of the digital age inspired by the stories of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
Theatre Mum
Book by Rory Svensson, and music and lyrics by Helen Greenham. Directed by Vicky Gimby, with musical direction by Helen Greenham. Performance dates 11, 12, 13 April.
A one-woman musical starring Olivier and Grammy-nominated Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Hadestown, Cinderella) as a musical theatre actor in crisis personally and professionally.
Selected from the open submission process, the creative teams for each of the four shows are being given an opportunity to workshop and present their work in ‘sharing’ sessions to audiences.
Launched by Paul Taylor-Mills in late 2018 as a showcase for new work by both emerging and established writers, the inaugural season of MTFestUK was staged at The Other Palace in 2019.
Angela Thomas
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