25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy which revolves around a contest where a place in the national finals is at stake. This causes tensions and emotions to overspill. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee transferred to Broadway in 2005 where it ran for three years and won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical.
The cast for the will include Steve Pemberton (Drowsy Chaperone, Rocky Horror, League of Gentlemen) , Katherine Kingsley (recently Rose in Trevor Nunn’s Menier revival of Aspects of Love, Piaf, Company) with Chris Carswell, David Fynn, Hayley Gallivan, Harry Hepple, Maria Lawson, Ako Mitchell and Iris Roberts.
Jamie Lloyd will direct and has said that four members of the audience will join the show each night to have their spelling ability tested.
The production will be designed by Christopher Oram, lighting by Neil Austin with Alan Williams as the Mus25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beeical Director and Anne Yee doing the choreography.
HOW TO GET TO THE DONMAR WAREHOUSE
Donmar Warehouse,
41 Earlham Street,
Seven Dials, LondonWC2H 9LX
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Tube : 5 minutes walk from Covent Garden and Leicester Square and 10 minutes from Charing Cross and Holborn. Train: Charing Cross for connections to Waterloo East and London Bridge |
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Destination Leicester Square 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176 |
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China Town Masterpark, Newport Place, Soho. This theatre participates in the Theatreland Parking Scheme - find out more about the great discounts offered by clicking on the link. |
DISABLED ACCESS TO THE HAYMARKET
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There is an infrared hearing system in the main auditorium, please collect headsets from the Box Office |
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Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome in the auditorium, please request an aisle seat when you book. Or staff are happy to dog sit for you. |
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The Donmar is wheelchair accessible. There is a step from Earlham Street into the foyer which a member of staff will place a portable ramp over. Or there is level access through Thomas Neal's shopping until 18:30 |
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On the circle level there is an accessible toilet for the priority use of disabled customers. |
