Chiswick Playhouse announce new shows for their Summer programme

Chiswick Playhouse have announced their summer season today to include an ambitious world premiere, From Here: A New British Musical, from 1-31 July 2021.

Written by Ben Barrow and Lucy Ireland, From Here sees four performers bringing the often musically-interwoven stories of their characters to life, and asks the question of whether we are driven by the notion of a fairy tale ending to our lives or are we constantly looking for something new. Finding love, marriage,  family, are these the milestones we should strive for… or is there something else that we’re  missing?

Produced by Dominic Gray for Red Piano Productions, this funny, heart-warming and reaffirming show will be directed by Annabelle Hollingdale, with musical direction by Ian Oakley, set design and costumes by Jessica Staton, and sound by Tony Gayle.

Later in the season from 4-28 August, the multi-award winning Marie Jones’ A Night in November plays at the venue. This funny, passionate and heart-breaking show tells the story of Kenneth McAllister, a clerk in the local welfare office. Kenneth is a Belfast Protestant who has followed all the rules. He loved who he was supposed to love. He lived where he was expected to live. He fought who he was taught to fight. That is, until one night in  November, when he did the most exciting, outrageous, crazy, mad thing he'd ever done.

Produced by Sodabread Theatre, A Night in November will be directed by Matthew McElhinny and will star Matthew Forsythe.

Chiswick’s Executive Director, Mark Perry, said: “We are delighted to present our summer season,  featuring From Here and A Night in November. We are working in association with two  exciting, ambitious producers that are bringing exactly the type of up-and-coming creatives that  we’re committed to backing. As soon as we first heard the fresh, funny music and lyrics of From Here we knew we wanted to bring it to Chiswick. And the fascinating, insightful perspective of  Northern Ireland that’s revealed in A Night in November grows ever more prescient. Written in  1994 it feels just as relevant now as it did then. We are so looking forward to opening our doors again and welcoming back our audiences to what will be just the sort of  live entertainment we’ve been missing for far, far too long.”

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