Revival of A DROP OF FRED to play Upstairs at the Gatehouse

A revival of the award-winning drama A Drop of Fred has been announced for Upstairs at the Gatehouse as part of The Camden Fringe, playing from 12-14 August. 

Elliott Hanna (Billy Elliot The Musical – Live) stars as Simon Wishart, a young man whose obsession with Fred Astaire gets out of hand.

Growing up on Merseyside, Simon’s preoccupation with dance classes and nostalgic movies has made him the laughing stock of his classmates and led to the end of his teenage romance. Tonight’s news that the legendary Fred Astaire has passed away brings Simon home from his job in a menswear shop in a rueful mood. Conscious of the gulf between Liverpool and Sunset Boulevard, he wonders how different his life might have been if he had just had one drop of that great star’s talent…

A funny and heartwarming account of the perils of dreaming, A Drop of Fred climaxes in a vibrant display of tap – “the happiest sound in the world”. 

A Drop of Fred is written and produced by Graeme Henderson and Robert Butler, with choreography and music production by Henderson and direction by Butler.

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