A New Musical - Just
What The Doctor Ordered
Jekyll & Hyde
Darlington
Hippodrome
Wednesday 23 October
- Saturday 2 November 2019
The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life as local theatre company Darlington Operatic Society start rehearsals for the musical phenomenon, Jekyll & Hyde.
An evocative tale of
two men – one a doctor, passionate and romantic; the other, a terrifying madman
– and two women – one, beautiful and trusting; the other, beautiful and
trusting only herself – both women in love with the same man and both unaware
of his dark secret. A devoted man of science, Dr. Henry Jekyll is driven to
find a chemical breakthrough that can solve some of mankind’s most challenging
medical dilemmas. Rebuffed by the powers that be, he decides to make himself
the subject of his own experimental treatments, accidentally unleashing his
inner demons along with the man that the world would come to know as Mr. Hyde
Based on the classic
story by Robert Louis Stevenson and featuring a thrilling score from
multi-Grammy and Tony-nominated Frank Wildhorn and double-Oscar and
Grammy-winning Leslie Bricusse, Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical has
mesmerized audiences the world over. The original Broadway
production of Jekyll & Hyde took to the stage at the Plymouth Theatre on
March 21, 1997 where it played for over 1,500 performances. Jekyll & Hyde
also enjoyed two successful UK tours, one in 2004 and most recently in 2011.
Joanne Hand (Top Hat,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, West Side Story) will once again be at the helm as
Director / Choreographer and Steven Hood (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Strictly
Musicals 2) will have a live, 17 piece orchestra under the control of his
baton.
Julian Cound from DarlingtonOS told us
“following the huge success of Top Hat we are so looking forward to taking on
the challenge of Jekyll & Hyde. The show is full of amazing music and will
have audiences on the edge of their seats throughout. We will be using the set
and costumes from a recent UK tour so it will look fabulous and with a 17 piece
orchestra it will sound amazing too. Jekyll
& Hyde is a completely different style of show from our most recent
productions, it is something new and is a powerful piece of musical theatre
that will thrill, astound and delight.”
Jekyll & Hyde
runs at Darlington Hippodrome from Wednesday 23 October to Saturday 2 November.
Thursday 31 October is a BSL interpreted performance and both Friday
performances will be audio described. Recommended age 12+
Tickets are on sale now -
to book call the Ticket Hotline on 01325 244659 or book online at www.darlingtonos.org.uk.
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