DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
A new musical featuring a classic catalogue of Blondie hits.
Desperately Seeking Susan centres on a suburban New Jersey housewife, Roberta Glass, who escapes her humdrum life by reading the personal ads placed by Susan, a street-smart New York City drifter, and her freewheeling boyfriend Jay. Through a quirky twist of fate, Roberta and Susan unexpectedly swap lives and are plunged into a madcap world of jewel heists, magic shows and rock 'n' roll. The collision of their identities takes them on a wild ride of transformation and discovery until they realise that just when you think you know when your life is headed, something magical happens and turns it all around.
The musical features such Blondie hits as “Heart of Glass,” “Atomic,” “One Way or Another,” “Dreaming” and “The Tide is High.” It will also introduce “Moment of Truth,” a new song written by Deborah Harry for this production.
THE BASICS
Started: 12/10/2007
Opened: 15/10/2007
Closing: 15/12/2007
Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins
with 1 interval
Performance Schedule:
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Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
No
Show |
8:00pm
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8:00pm
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8:00pm
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8:00pm
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5:00pm
8:30pm
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3:00pm
8:00pm
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Individual tickets booking through:
15/12/2007
Group tickets on sale through:
15/12/2007
Group Minimum:
8 tickets
STARRING
Kelly Price as Roberta Glass
Price took over the role of Sister Sarah Brown in the West End’s recent revival of Guys and Dolls. She has also previously appeared in the London production of Mamma Mia!, and she starred in the title role of Jim Cartwright’s The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at Newbury’s Watermill Theatre.
Emma Williams as Susan
Williams was recently seen as Johanna in the staged concert version of Sweeney Todd at the Royal Festival Hall. Other theatre credits include originating the role of Truly Scrumptious in the original production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and starring as Fran Kubelik in Promises, Promises at Sheffield’s Crucible.
Also Starring:
Leanne Best as Leslie
Mark McGee as Jay
Alec Newman as Des
Jonathan Wrather as Gary
CREATORS
Conceived and Written by Peter Michael Marino
Music by Blondie
Directed by Angus Jackson
Scenic & Costume Design by Tim Hatley