Anyone Can Whistle - Jermyn Street Theatre
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
PRIMAVERA Productions in association with Jermyn Street Theatre is presenting Stephen Sondheim’s 1964 musical Anyone Can Whistle to mark the composer’s 80th birthday – from March 10 to April 17, 2010.
In a bankrupt town in a recession-hit country, the citizens are rebelling against the corrupt Mayoress Cora Hooper, who comes up with a devious plan to reverse her fortunes and keep the town under control.
However, she reckons without the feisty young Fay Apple and the mysterious stranger Hapgood, who has his own plans for the town and the people who live there…
Described as a funny, daring and imaginative musical, Anyone Can Whistle includes the songs There Won’t Be Trumpets, Everybody Says Don’t, With So Little To Be Sure Of and the title song.
Anyone Can Whistle is directed by Tom Littler, whose previous work includes Sondheim’s Saturday Night, which was also staged at Jermyn Street Theatre.
The cast includes Issy van Randwyck, who is well known as a member of the internationally acclaimed cabaret trio Fascinating Aida; Alistair Robins (Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music, West End, and Raoul in the showcase for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Love Never Dies at Sydmonton); David Ricardo-Pearce (Saturday Night, Sweeney Todd) and Rosalie Craig, who originated the role of Arwen in The Lord of the Rings (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).
Anyone Can Whistle has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Arthur Laurents. Designed by Morgan Large, the new production has musical direction and arrangements by Tom Attwood.
Tickets: £18.50, £15 concessions (plus previews – March 10 to March 16).
Times: Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3.30pm.
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