Half a Sixpence is a production not usually seen on the mainstream stage, however it has recently been on the lips of theatreland. The production, which originally began playing in Chichester in July this year, is set to open at the Noël Coward Theatre on 17 November, with previews from 29 October, and is initially booking until February 2017. A real coup for the cast and creatives of this rare musical, ready to play to London audiences having won over the regional ones.
The show is planning to transfer to the capital with the entire cast from Chichester - a good result here also, rather than taking time to recast the roles - with recent Laine Theatre Arts graduate Charlie Stemp as Arthur Kipps, and Devon-Elise Johnson as Ann Pornick. Ian Bartholomew plays Chitterlow and Emma Williams is Helen Walsingham. Half a Sixpence tells the story of Arthur Kipps, an orphan and a draper's assistant who unexpectedly inherits a fortune, and includes well-known show songs such as "Flash Bang Wallop" and "Half a Sixpence".
Coincidentally, the Noël Coward Theatre is the original home of another great iconic British musical - Oliver! This particular musical premiered in 1960, three years before Half a Sixpence opened just up the road at the Cambridge Theatre. For Producer Cameron Mackintosh, there is excitement ahead for the spacious Coward stage to show off Paul Brown's brilliant design for the show.
Half a Sixpence is touted as a new stage version of the musical adaptation of HG Wells' semi-autobiographical novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul. This particular adaptation brings together the well-known Julian Fellowes with writers George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the team behind Mary Poppins and other iconic productions such as Cabaret. Completing the team is Rachel Kavanaugh as director.
Half a Sixpence
Half a Sixpence is a production not usually seen on the mainstream stage, however it has recently been on the lips of theatreland. The production, which originally began playing in Chichester in July this year, is set to open at the Noël Coward Theatre on 17 November, with previews from 29 October, and is initially booking until February 2017. A real coup for the cast and creatives of this rare musical, ready to play to London audiences having won over the regional ones.
The show is planning to transfer to the capital with the entire cast from Chichester - a good result here also, rather than taking time to recast the roles - with recent Laine Theatre Arts graduate Charlie Stemp as Arthur Kipps, and Devon-Elise Johnson as Ann Pornick. Ian Bartholomew plays Chitterlow and Emma Williams is Helen Walsingham. Half a Sixpence tells the story of Arthur Kipps, an orphan and a draper's assistant who unexpectedly inherits a fortune, and includes well-known show songs such as "Flash Bang Wallop" and "Half a Sixpence".
Coincidentally, the Noël Coward Theatre is the original home of another great iconic British musical - Oliver! This particular musical premiered in 1960, three years before Half a Sixpence opened just up the road at the Cambridge Theatre. For Producer Cameron Mackintosh, there is excitement ahead for the spacious Coward stage to show off Paul Brown's brilliant design for the show.
Half a Sixpence is touted as a new stage version of the musical adaptation of HG Wells' semi-autobiographical novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul. This particular adaptation brings together the well-known Julian Fellowes with writers George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the team behind Mary Poppins and other iconic productions such as Cabaret. Completing the team is Rachel Kavanaugh as director.