George McGuire in 20th Century Boy. Picture: Robert Day
Olivier Award winner George Maguire will return to the role of Glam Rock icon Marc Bolan in a new national tour of 2oth Century Boy.
Timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the singer’s death, the 20-week tour will visit 27 theatres following its opening run at G-Live in Guildford beginning on 8 March.
Maguire (Sunny Afternoon) who previously attracted rave reviews for his performance in the show at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich and Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre in 2011, will lead the new production which is being presented by Great Brit Productions.
Announcing the tour, the producers said: “We are delighted to welcome George Maguire back to the role of Marc. George has been involved with the show from the early workshop stages and has an incredibly close connection with the material.”
With a new script by Nicky Graham and Colin Giffin and directed by John Maher, the show features more than 20 classic Bolan tracks including ‘Get It On’, ‘Ride a White Swan’ ‘I Love To Boogie’ and the show’s title track ‘20th Century Boy’.
After playing Guildford, the tour will visit Blackpool, Buxton, Bromley, Doncaster, Poole, Yeovil, Billingham, Malvern, Chesterfield, Manchester, Portsmouth, Reading, Bradford, Kingston upon Thames, Crawley, St Albans, Nottingham, Preston, Lincoln, Glasgow, Carlisle, Dartford, Llandudno, High Wycombe, York and Chelmsford.
Angela Thomas
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