MTFestUK 2021 line-up revealed
As announced via Whatsonstage earlier today, the line-up for the 2021 season of MTFestUK has been revealed, with the new work-in-progress pieces being staged early next year.
Opening the season will be Far From Heaven from 1-3 February, written by Richard Greenberg with music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Kories and direction by Matthew White. The show follows a 1950’s housewife with hidden desires. Also being staged on these dates will be #50Days, set during the English Civil War. It is written by Thabo Stuck with musical supervision by Duramaney Kamara and direction by Ajjaz Awad.
A new musical entitled Tony! (A Tony Blair Rock Opera) by Harry Hill and Steve Brown will premiere from 4-6 February. It has music by Steve Brown, direction by Peter Rowe and musical direction by Sarah Travis. Also across the same dates, Andrew Lippa and Jules Feiffer will present Off-Broadway show, The Man in the Ceiling, about an aspiring artist proving their viability.
From 8-10 February, Luke Sheppard will direct Elliot Clay's new musical Millennials, about the plight of millennials in the modern world. Also on these dates is Poppy Burton-Morgan and Felix Hagan's eco-rock musical Housefire, following a group of animals reacting to the climate crisis.
Finally, based on a historical saga involving Marie Antoinette, Cake will be presented from 11-13 February.. The show has music and lyrics by Jack McManus and Tasha Taylor-Johnson, a book and lyrics by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and direction by award-winner Drew McOnie.
Secondly on these dates, Caroline Kay’s Daisy will be staged, featuring direction by Séimí Campbell. It follows a young woman who wakes from a coma with no previous memories of her life before.
Artistic Director of the Turbine Theatre Paul Taylor-Mills said: "It's impossible to ignore the challenges and sheer nerve required to make any kind of announcement during these times. With all that in mind, I couldn't be prouder to be associated with The Turbine Theatre and everything that it stands for, particularly with regard to investing in and generating new work.
"It's fair to say that MTFestUK 2021 is going to be our most diverse to date and I'm thrilled to be presenting musicals from first time writers, alongside Tony and Olivier award winning artists. It's the range of talent involved, and each individual musical's journey so far that makes MTFestUK such a unique and supportive environment. A place where artists are able to create and play with musical concepts. We were inundated with submissions and the quality and passion to get new work on is alive and kicking both in the UK and beyond. I'm proud that The Turbine Theatre is able to give writers and composers across the world the space to develop their work.”
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