Birmingham Rep reveal first look at PLAYBOY OF THE WEST INDIES

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May 9

Birmingham Rep have revealed a first look at their new musical, Playboy of the West Indies, which receives its world premiere at the venue from 10 June-2 July.

Based on the Irish classic The Playboy Of The Western World, Mustapha Matura’s hilarious reinvention Playboy Of The West Indies has been delighting audiences and critics alike world-wide for over 35 years. Now, the classic play has been transformed into a glorious new musical with a toe-tapping, finger-snapping score firmly rooted in the Caribbean.

The production will star Durone Stokes (Dreamgirls, West End) as Ken and Nicole Sawyerr as Peggy (Much Ado About Nothing, RSC).

Also joining the cast are Elizabeth Ayodele, Guy Burgess, McCallam Connell, Derek Elroy, Nathaniel Morrison, Neil Patterson, Gleanne Purcell-Brown, Rachel Summers, Chris Tummings and Angela Wynter.

Playboy of the West Indies is written by Mustapha Matura, with music composed by Clement Ishmael and Dominique Le Gendre, lyrics by Clement Ishmael, Nicolas Kent, Dominique Le Gendre and Mustapha Matura; and direction by Clement Ishmael, Nicolas Kent and Dominique Le Gendre.

The full creative team includes; choreographer and movement director Ingrid Mackinnon, set designer Michael Taylor, costume designer Natalie Pryce, lighting designer Matt Eagland, sound designer Tony Gayle; and musical director Ian Oakley.

Co-Director and Co-Producer of Playboy of the West Indies, Nicolas Kent said: “We have assembled a stellar creative team to bring Mustapha Matura’s adaptation of the classic Irish play to life as never seen before in a musical world premiere at Birmingham Rep. Clement Ishmael (Five Guys Named Moe, The Lion King) and Dominique Le Gendre (Royal Opera House, Talawa Theatre) have provided an infectious new score that will transport audiences to the Caribbean.

“Now, today we can share the exceptional cast that will take to the stage to share this classic story in a way not seen before - Durone Stokes and Nicole Sawyerr make for two sensational leads who audiences will immediately fall in love with.”

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