{"id":99167,"date":"2023-05-01T09:37:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T09:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/alice-fearn-to-lead-then-now-next-at-southwark-playhouse-there-ought-to-be-clowns\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T09:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T09:37:19","slug":"alice-fearn-to-steer-then-now-next-at-southwark-playhouse-there-ought-to-be-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/alice-fearn-to-steer-then-now-next-at-southwark-playhouse-there-ought-to-be-clowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Fearn to steer Then, Now &#038; Next at Southwark Playhouse \u2013 There Ought To Be Clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Paul Virides<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Productions<\/strong>\u00a0right this moment broadcasts the world\u00a0premi<strong>\u00e8<\/strong>re manufacturing of the heart-warming, authentic musical\u00a0<strong><em>Then, Now &amp; Next<\/em><\/strong>, written by\u00a0<strong>Christopher J Orton\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>My Land\u2019s Shore<\/em>)and\u00a0<strong>Jon Robyns\u00a0<\/strong>(at the moment enjoying the Phantom in\u00a0<em>The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>)in a first-time collaboration for the pair.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by\u00a0<strong>Julie Atherton<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Ordinary Days<\/em>) and starring\u00a0<strong>Alice Fearn\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Come From Away<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>), with additional casting to be introduced, the manufacturing opens at Southwark Playhouse, Borough on twenty eighth June, with previews from twenty third June, and runs till twenty ninth July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher J Orton<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Jon Robyns<\/strong>\u00a0mentioned right this moment \u201c<em>We started work on early drafts of this show together almost ten years ago, and eagerly revisited it in April 2020. It got us both through lockdown with no expectation of the show turning into what it is\u00a0today. We came out the other side with a piece that speaks to how we all feel now about moving forward and what it means to belong.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We are strong advocates of new, original British musicals, and are delighted to have our debut show produced at Southwark Playhouse; a proven breeding ground for new innovative writing<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Alice Fearn has beautifully embodied the character of Alex Shaw through several workshops, and we\u2019re extremely excited for audiences to see her bring this brand-new musical to the stage for the first time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Julie Atherton\u00a0<\/strong>provides \u201c<em>I\u2019m beyond excited and feeling very lucky to be working with such an innovative and passionate creative team on this beautiful moving story written by my old friends and colleagues, Jon &amp; Chris. I just can\u2019t wait to get in that rehearsal room<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musical director:\u00a0<strong>Honor Halford-MacLeod<\/strong>; Movement director:\u00a0<strong>Alexzandra Sarmiento<\/strong>; Set and costume designer:\u00a0<strong>Bob Sterrett<\/strong>; Lighting designer:\u00a0<strong>Adam King<\/strong>; Sound designer:\u00a0<strong>Raffaela Pancucci<\/strong>; Production supervisor:\u00a0<strong>Titch Gosling<\/strong>; Produced and normal managed by\u00a0<strong>Paul Virides Productions<\/strong>; Dramaturgy:\u00a0<strong>Kate Golledge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Struggling with a tough previous, Alex Shaw is making an attempt to take steps ahead. We comply with her journey over twenty years, by way of two loves \u2013 younger, adventurous idealist, Stephen, and the older, dependable and charming Peter \u2013\u00a0\u00a0as she gathers the scattered chapters of her life, within the hope of re-building her story and asking if she&#8217;s going to ever be extra than simply \u201cfine\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Through Alex\u2019s experiences, her uplifting story questions how relationships can change over time and explores what it takes to really heal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Accept what was. Embrace what may very well be.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Paul Virides\u00a0Productions\u00a0right this moment broadcasts the world\u00a0premi\u00e8re manufacturing of the heart-warming, authentic musical\u00a0Then, Now &amp; Next, written by\u00a0Christopher J Orton\u00a0(My Land\u2019s Shore)and\u00a0Jon Robyns\u00a0(at the moment enjoying the Phantom in\u00a0The Phantom of the Opera)in a first-time collaboration for the pair. 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