Actress Mina
Anwar Set To Direct ‘The Dolly Mixtures’ As Celebrated Show Returns To The
Customs House
The Dolly Mixtures
South Shields Customs House
Wednesday 21st - Saturday 31st August 2019
The Customs House is
bringing The
Dolly Mixtures back to the stage as part of its 25th anniversary
celebrations.
The heart-warming musical
about eight ordinary north east women, who toured the male-dominated social
clubs of the 1970s and 1980s to raise money for Cancer Research UK, first
opened at The
Customs House in August 2016.
Written by Jarrow
playwright Tom Kelly, with music by John Miles, it will be directed by TV and
West End star Mina Anwar, who was assistant director and choreographer on the
original production and is delighted to be involved once again.
Mina, who will direct and choreograph the
show, said: “I am honoured to be at the helm of this special production
of The Dolly Mixtures for the 25th anniversary celebrations of The
Customs House, a theatre that cares about creating great work that truly
reflects and honours its surrounding communities on and off stage. This musical celebrates the true and
extraordinary story of these north east women who challenged the male-dominated
environment of the working men’s clubs of the 1970s and 1980s in order to raise
money to fund hospital facilities, ground- breaking research and give much needed
hope for those fighting cancer. It’s a
musical tale of great courage, support and love that will make you belly laugh
and cry your heart out. A rare gem of a musical with lines and melodies that
will stay with you long after you have left the theatre.”
Mina trained at Mountview
Academy of Theatre Arts and received her TV break playing PC Maggie Habib in
The Thin Blue Line, going on to appear in Casualty, Doctors, The Bill, Coronation
Street and Doctor Who. Her extensive
theatre credits include Hair, The Vagina Monologues and most recently, the West
End smash-hit Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. She has just been cast in the stage adaptation
of The Life of Pi at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in June/July and the
world premiere of The Thunder Girls at the Lowry Theatre in Salford in
September.
Ray Spencer, Executive
Director of The Customs House, said: “Mina is certainly in high demand and we
are lucky to have her on board. I can’t wait to see Mina bring this special
show back to The Customs House stage.”
The Dolly Mixtures were
Margaret Graham, Hilda Joyce, Doris Ashcroft, Sylvia Nichols, Jean Smith, Liz
Errington, Joan Lumsdale and Betty Dickinson, who formed an unbreakable bond
during their 14 years together. They
broke down barriers, raising smiles, eyebrows and £100,000 along the way,
receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Cancer Research UK in 2016.
Photos of the 2016 production: Tim Richardson
Tickets:
The Dolly Mixtures will run
from Wednesday 21st August - Saturday 31st August 2019. Tickets, priced from £16,
are available from the box office on (0191) 454 1234 or online at www.customshouse.co.uk.
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