Classic 1950s musical comedy CALL ME MADAM revived with Rosemary Ashe & Richard Gibson at Upstairs at the Gatehouse

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Call Me Madam

Following the success of Strike Up the Band! and Once Upon A Mattress, director Mark Glesser returns to Upstairs at the Gatehouse with Call Me Madam, starring Olivier award nominee Rosemary Ashe and ‘Allo Allo’ star Richard Gibson.

This Tony award winning musical tells the story of Sally Adams, the unconventional ‘queen of Washington Society’, who is appointed US ambassador to the tiny Grand Duchy of Lichtenburg. She’s determined to refuse to shore up the country’s finances with American money, until she meets Cosmo Constantine, the Lichtenburg Foreign minister. Political chaos ensues. 

The score by Irving Berlin includes ‘It’s A Lovely Day Today’ and ‘You’re Just in Love’. The cast includes Ashe and Gibson alongside Beth Burrows, Daniel Breakwell, Kevin Walsh, Zoë Ann Bown, Andrew Wheaton, Chrissie Perkins and Georgie Faith. 

Call me Madam runs Upstairs at the Gatehouse between 9 September and 10 October, with tickets available here.  

Rebecca Wallis

Rebecca is a self-confessed theatre obsessive, with a particular love for musicals. She has loved writing for as long as she can remember and combining this love with her passion for theatre has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made. She is currently studying journalism, with hopes of making her theatre blogging into a career one day. Her favourite ever musical is Half A Sixpence, and she could tell you anything that you could ever want to know about that show. She is honoured to be a part of the West End Best Friend team and cannot wait to see how the page grows and grows.

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