Me and My Girl to the Shaftesbury?
January 14, 2011
Anna Mackmin’s fun new production of Me and My Girl, which has been running over Christmas at the Sheffield Crucible (until 29 January) looks set to come to London.
Apparently the Shaftesbury Theatre is a potential home for the show, replacing Flashdance which closes this Saturday, 15 January.
Daniel Crossley and Jemima Rooper in Me and My Girl
Jemima Rooper stars as Sally and Daniel Crossley as Bill in a new version of Noel Gay’s classic show, alongside Miriam Margolyes as the Duchess. Mackim worked with scriptwriter Stephen Russell to give the book of the show, which was rewritten by Stephen Fry for the successful 1980s West End production, a bit more sparkle. And it seems like they have succeeded given the reviews, with the Sunday Times and Daily Mail both awarding the show 5 stars.
It has been 17 years since the Leicester Haymarket Theatre’s production left the Adelphi Theatre in London after 8 years, 3,303 performances and lots of Lambeth walking by the likes of Robert Lindsay and Emma Thompson. The production made a lot of money for all concerned so it’s a canny Daniel Evans, Sheffield’s artistic director, who has resurrected it.
RUMOUR CHECK-LIST
- Show: Me and My Girl
- Theatre: Shaftesbury Theatre
- Casting: Jemima Rooper and Daniel Crossley
- Director: Anna Mackmin
- Previously staged: Sheffield Crucible
- Opening: 2011
Note: all information is unconfirmed. Source: Daily Mail (14/01/11)
Casting News: Me and My Girl
September 6, 2010
Anna Mackmin has announced her cast for the Christmas revival of Me and My Girl at the Sheffield Crucible, opening on 2 December.
Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper will star as Sally and Daniel Crossley as Bill in the new version of Noel Gay’s classic show, alongside Miriam Margolyes as the Duchess.
Anna Mackmin, who recently directed Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing at the Old Vic, will be directing her first musical. She is working with scriptwriter Stephen Russell to give the book of the show, which was rewritten by Stephen Fry for the successful 1980s West End production, a bit more sparkle. Choreography will be by Stephen Mear and design by Peter McKintosh.
Jemima Rooper came to prominence in Channel Four drama As If and has had numerous screen and stage roles including her current performance in All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre alongside Zoe Wanamaker and David Suchet.
Daniel Crossley in Hello Dolly!
Daniel Crossley, who is the partner of Sheffield artistic director Daniel Evans, is an accomplished musicals actor having appeared in high-profile shows including Mary Poppins, Chicago, Fosse and last summer’s Hello Dolly! at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park.
The show is widely tipped to head to the West End after its Sheffield run given that it has been 17 years since the Leicester Haymarket Theatre’s production left the Adelphi Theatre in London after 8 years, 3,303 performances and lots of Lambeth walking by the likes of Robert Lindsay and Emma Thompson. The production made a lot of money for all concerned so it’s a canny Daniel Evans, Sheffield’s artistic director, who’s resurrecting it.
LINKS
Me and My Girl – Sheffield Theatres
