Tristan Bernays and Dougal Irvine’s award-winning musical Teddy will open at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury in January 2018, ahead of a national tour and a London season at The Vaults.
Teddy will run at the Watermill from 11 January to 10 February 2018 (press night is 15 January), while the season at The Vaults will run from 29 March to 5 May.
Following the recent success of their hit production Boudica at The Globe, Bernays reunites with director Eleanor Rhode and choreographer Tom Jackson Greaves for the 1950s rock‘n’roll musical Teddy.
First seen at the Southwark Playhouse in 2015 and winner of Best New Musical at the Off West End Awards, Teddy has music by Dougal Irvine, musical direction by Harrison White, set design by Max Dorey, lighting design by Christopher Nairne, sound design by Max Pappenheim, costume design by Holly Rose Henshaw and casting by Natalie Gallacher for Pippa Ailion Casting.
Bernays said:“More than any other play I’ve written, people keep asking me: ‘What’s happening with Teddy? Is it ever coming back?’ Well, now I can say to them: ‘Damn right it is’, and I couldn’t be happier.”
Set in the aftermath of the Blitz against a backdrop of austerity, it follows the lively story of Teddy and Josie, all dressed up and ready to hit the streets of London for an unforgettable night out, no matter how dangerous the consequences.
Teddy is a story of teenage rebellion and the birth of a new musical era. Music includes original songs plus well-known hits from the 1950s performed by the on-stage live band Johnny Valentine and the Broken Hearts.
The production is presented bu Sarah Loader for Snapdragon Productions in association with The Watermill Theatre.
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