Grace Mouat (Six, & Juliet) and Andrew Patrick-Walker (Bat Out Of Hell, Hair) will lead the cast of From Here: A New British Musical, written by Ben Barrow and Lucy Ireland, which receives its world premiere at Chiswick Playhouse from 1-31 July 2021.

Completing the cast will be Nicola Espallardo (The Pirate Queen, Les Misérables) and Aidan Harkins (The Pirate Queen, The Importance of Being Earnest).

Directed by Annabelle Hollingdale, the production considers where we might just find ourselves in five years. Do we long more for a happy ending or for a new beginning?

From Here: A New British Musical explores how reaching for the end of one chapter, or the beginning of the next, may not always provide us with the results we expect. From struggling to find friends in a school playground, to first dates, to learning to live again after finding yourself alone, these often musically interwoven stories tell of characters trying to decide whether to run headfirst into trying again or whether to stay put and hold fast.

This contemporary song-cycle is a poetically conversational guide. It offers the perfect opportunity for audiences to reflect on where they are and where they’re going. And as we navigate out of a pandemic, it offers a chance to appreciate the middle of a moment too.

Lucy Ireland said: “The characters and the themes in the show all look at different situations and how the characters deal with them personally. We go on a journey with each 2 individual and see how they process their situation and decide to act upon it. This show is timely and relevant to our current situation, but will be timeless in the years to come and therefore suitable for all.”

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