{"id":99122,"date":"2023-05-01T05:17:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T05:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/alice-fearn-to-star-in-new-british-musical-then-now-next-at-southwark-playhouse\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T05:17:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T05:17:17","slug":"alice-fearn-to-star-in-new-british-musical-then-now-next-at-southwark-playhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/alice-fearn-to-star-in-new-british-musical-then-now-next-at-southwark-playhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Fearn to star in new British Musical &#8216;Then, Now &#038; Next&#8217; at Southwark Playhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westendwilma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Then-Now-Next-678x381.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Then, Now &amp; Next\"\/><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The world premi\u00e8re manufacturing of the heart-warming, unique musical <strong>Then, Now &amp; Next<\/strong>, written by <strong>Christopher J Orton<\/strong> (My Land\u2019s Shore) and <strong>Jon Robyns<\/strong> (at present taking part in the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera) is ready to play at <strong>Southwark Playhouse<\/strong> 23 June \u2013 29 July 2023 \u2013 directed by <strong>Julie Atherton<\/strong> (Ordinary Days) and starring <strong>Alice Fearn<\/strong> (Come From Away, Wicked), with additional casting to be introduced.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher J Orton and Jon Robyns mentioned at present <em>\u201cWe began work on early drafts of this present collectively nearly ten years in the past, and eagerly revisited it in April 2020. It received us each via lockdown with no expectation of the present turning into what it&#8217;s at present. We got here out the opposite aspect with a bit that speaks to how all of us really feel now about transferring ahead and what it means to belong.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We are sturdy advocates of recent, unique British musicals, and are delighted to have our debut present produced at Southwark Playhouse; a confirmed breeding floor for brand new revolutionary writing. Alice Fearn has fantastically embodied the character of Alex Shaw via a number of workshops, and we\u2019re extraordinarily excited for audiences to see her deliver this brand-new musical to the stage for the primary time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Struggling with a tough previous, Alex Shaw is making an attempt to take steps ahead. We comply with her journey over twenty years, via two loves \u2013 younger, adventurous idealist, Stephen, and the older, dependable and charming Peter \u2013 as she gathers the scattered chapters of her life, within the hope of re-building her story and asking if she is going to ever be extra than simply \u201cfine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Through Alex\u2019s experiences, her uplifting story questions how relationships can change over time and explores what it takes to really heal.<\/p>\n<p>Accept what was. 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