UK tour dates announced for empowering pop musical FANTASTICALLY GREAT WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, winner of the UK Theatre Award, is heading out on a major UK tour, opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre in November before returning to The Lowry, Salford for a Christmas season, with further touring in 2024.
This empowering pop musical, from one of the producers of worldwide sensation SIX, is based on the popular book by Suffragette relative Kate Pankhurst, and has grown to delight and inspire audiences of all ages across the country.
Following a hit run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022 and a hugely successful 2021-22 tour, the critically acclaimed Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is bringing back its awe-inspiring characters, catchy pop soundtrack and TikTok-favourite choreography this winter.
Following Wimbledon and Salford, the production will visit Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Coventry, and Newcastle.
Audiences who can't wait until then can download the toe-tapping, fist-pumping, sing-along-worthy pop soundtrack on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon.
Remarkable and often forgotten - women from history are lifted from the pages of Kate Pankhurst's beloved picture book and brought gloriously to life on stage. These inspirational women show audiences of all ages how we can change the world no matter who we are, including Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Mary Seacole, Frida Kahlo, Jane Austen and Pankhurst's own relative Emmeline. When inquisitive heroine Jade breaks away from her school trip to the local museum to peek at the Gallery of Greatness, she meets iconic women from the past, whose actions and lives changed the world as we know it, including explorers, scientists, artists and secret agents. This enthralling, heartwarming musical is full of incredible characters, inspirational moments and a soundtrack that packs a popstar punch.
The creative team behind this uplifting stage show consists of renowned dramatist Chris Bush, with music by UK No.1 hit songwriter Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo, and live arrangements by Jen Green. The production is directed by Amy Hodge, with design by Joanna Scotcher, choreography by Dannielle 'Rhimes' Lecointe, lighting by Zoe Spurr, sound by Carolyn Downing, and co-sound design by Rob Bettle.
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