SWEET CHARITY
Tamzin Outhwaite stars as Charity Hope Valentine in the musical comedy Sweet Charity. Most of you will probably have seen the 1969 film version with Shirley MacLaine playing the hapless heroine.
The story revolves around Charity who works as a dance hostess and longs for love, but has bad luck with men. Charity strikes up a relationship with the mega shy Oscar when they get stuck in a lift together. Unfortunately she doesn’t tell him what she does for a living, and when she finally plucks up the courage to admit all to Oscar he seems to accept it, but at the last minute tells Charity that he cannot marry her.
The optimistic Charity faces her future - alone for the time being - but living hopefully ever after.
You can book tickets for Sweet Charity by clicking on the image above.
This show has some high-energy highlights, especially in The Rich Man’s Frug (danced by the Ebony Molina) and Rhythm of Life. There are some great performances with Josefina Gabrielle and Tiffany Graves as Charity’s best friends, while Mark Umbers, as the movie star and love interest, almost steas the show with his brilliant comic timing.
The full cast at the Haymarket Theatre is Tamzin Outhwaite, Mark Umbers, Josefina Gabrielle, Tiffany Graves and Paul J Medford as well as Jack Edwards, Ebony Molina, Rachael Archer, Richard Jones, Gemma Maclean, Zak Nemorin, Richard Roe, Annalisa Rossi and Jez Unwin. Other cast members include Kenneth Avery-Clark, Matthew Barrow, Joanna Goodwin, Alexis Owen Hobbs and Laura Scott.
Originally directed and choreographed by the great Bob Fosse, Sweet Charity premiered on Broadway in 1966, where it was nominated for 12 Tony Awards. This revival is directed by Matthew White, with Musical Supervison by Nigel Lilley and Choreography by Stephen Mears.
You can reserve tickets here for Sweet Charity which is booking until 8th January 2011.
(Please note that Tamzin Outhwaite will not be performing on 25th-27th May, 7th-10th July, 9th-14th August, 6th-13th September, 4th-6th November and 4th December 2010)
Monday to Saturday evenings 19:30/matinees Wednesday & Saturday 14:30. Running time 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval) |
HOW TO GET TO SWEET CHARITY
Theatre Royal Haymarket
18 Suffolk Street, Haymarket,
London, SW1Y 4HT
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Tube : Charing Cross/Piccadilly Circus Train: Charing Cross |
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14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 40, 176 |
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MasterPark Whitcomb Street, NCP Denman Street & Leicester Place |
DISABLED ACCESS TO SWEET CHARITY
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Infra-red system with headsets. |
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Guide dogs are permitted inside the auditorium or they can be looked after in the manager's office. |
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No steps to the auditorium through exit doors to the left and right hand side of main entrance. 1 space for a wheelchair user at X18. Transfer seating available to any aisle seat for 1 scooter and 4 wheelchairs. |
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There is no adapted toilet. There is one private toilet at the stage door on Suffolk Place but access to this is up 3 steps. |
