Postgraduate season 2022 announced
We are thrilled to announce four productions showcasing the work and talents of our Postgraduate Acting and Musical Theatre students this summer.
Smile
Musical Theatre
8 – 11 June
Featuring music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) and lyrics by Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast) this biting satire takes aim at the world of American beauty pageants and their colourful characters. As contestants gather to compete for the coveted title of Young American Miss, tensions rise and stilettos are sharpened as the tiara ceremony approaches….
Little Women – The Broadway Musical
Musical Theatre
22 – 25 June
Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, join Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March as they journey from childhood to womanhood in this musical retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic coming-of-age story.
The timeless, captivating novel is brought to life in this uplifting musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope, and the sounds of a young America finding its voice.
Oppenheimer
Acting
6 – 9 July
December 1938: as fascism spreads across Europe, two German chemists discover the processes of atomic fission. In Berkeley, California, a group of radical theoretical physicists, recognising the devastating potential of this new science, race to complete the largest scientific undertaking in human history – a weapon that draws its power from the building blocks of the universe.
Originally written for the RSC, science, politics and humanity clash in the propulsive story of the Manhattan Project and the development of the world’s first nuclear bombs.
The Penelopiad
Acting
20 – 23 July
Penelope: immortalised by Homer as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking as she waits patiently for her husband’s return.
Now Penelope wanders the underworld with her twelve murdered maids, spinning a different kind of thread: her own side of the story – a tale of lust, greed and murder.
Adapted from her own novel by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale), this dazzling retelling of an ancient story becomes as playful as it is haunting.