Upstairs at the Gatehouse have announced their first in-house musical under the new artistic direction of Annlouise Butt & Isaac Bernier-Doyle, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which plays at the venue from 14 December 2023 - 14 January 2024.

Charlie Brown is five years old and trying his best. But things just don’t seem to go his way: his kite won’t fly, the Little Red-Haired Girl won’t look at him, and he’s not even sure his dog Snoopy likes him all that much!

With a charming book and hilarious songs brought to life by our wonderful five-piece band, the beloved PEANUTS characters urge us to find happiness in the everyday and serve as a reminder that we’re all just grown-up children trying our best to figure it out.

Based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M Schulz, the musical has a book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, with additional dialogue by Michael Mayer, and additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa.

The production is directed and choreographed by Amanda Noar, with musical direction by Harry Style, set design by Ruby Boswell-Green, and costumes by Holly Louise Chapman.

Casting will be announced soon.

Annlouise Butt and Isaac Benier-Doyle said: “We are excited and mildly terrified to be continuing John and Katie Plews’ holiday tradition of ambitious revivals of musical theatre classics which push the boundaries of our intimate Off West End setting.”

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