WIRRAL LIFE GIN
STORYHOUSE GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
WITH SPRING SEASON 2020
The first phase of exciting shows heading to Storyhouse in Chester
for spring 2020 have been announced.
Next season has a strong focus on comedy, dance and musicals, as well
as shows for younger audiences to guarantee a real family experience.
The new season starts in January, making it the ideal time for festive
gift ideas to visit Storyhouse in the New Year to experience a live show.
Season highlights include the return of Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet
this time presenting the stunning Swan Lake; comedy from female
trio Fascinating Aida; the new stage production of The Sound Of
Music; and a real musical treat from the BBC Big Band performing
The Music Of Bond.
Storyhouse’s Season 11 of original drama continues in February
and March with new adaptations of black comedy The Suicide;
psychological thriller Miss Julie; and Jess Swale’s acclaimed drama
Blue Stockings. The new season gets off to a fun start in 2020 with
Peter Pan Goes Wrong from Tuesday 21 January to Sunday 26 January
2020.
Madame Ovary on Friday 7 February 2020 features Rosa
Hesmondhalgh in this moving, uplifting play being staged in the
Garret Theatre. It’s January 2018 and Rosa Hesmondhalgh is writing
her New Year’s resolutions. She vows to stop dating plonkers, start
doing yoga, and write – but before she’s had time to delete her dating
apps and start practising those yoga moves, her world changes. She
is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Suddenly faced with hospitals,
chemotherapy and her own mortality, Rosa’s new goal for the year
ahead is to survive it. Madame Ovary is Rosa’s experience
The Storyhouse Originals Season 11 starts on Saturday 8 February
2020 and runs through to Sunday 15 March. The run features
three productions – The Suicide, Miss Julie, and Blue Stockings –
performance days and times vary.
The Suicide focuses on Simon and his dream to play the tuba. When
that fails, he contemplates his own end. What should be a simple
tragedy, becomes a total farce – and now everyone is out to profit from
his misery. A classic Russian comedy.
Storyhouse welcomes Mischief Theatre for a third visit following
successful runs with The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy
About A Bank Robbery – this time they present Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
Members of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are back on stage
battling technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes. Will they
ever make it Neverland? This is no pantomime, but audiences should
expect a riotous take on this timeless JM Barrie tale. Miss Julie is a new adaptation of August Strindberg’s thrilling
psychological drama. Amy Ng presents this newly politically-charged
version for Storyhouse. Set at Chinese New Year in 1940s Hong Kong,
Julie is the daughter of the island’s British Governor. With her father
away for the weekend, Julie heads downstairs to join the servants as
they party. The result is a fight for survival among power, money and
race.
There is also a welcome return for Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet
who present the spectacular production Swan Lake from Thursday
30 January to Saturday 1 February 2020. Swan Lake tells the story
of Prince Siegfried and the Swan Princess, a tragic tale of love that
triumphs over evil. The world’s most romantic ballet is magnificently
brought to life by Tchaikovsky’s stunning score, performed by a live
orchestra. The acclaimed company combines classical training and
technique with outstanding soloists. Blue Stockings is set in 1896, Tess Moffat and her fellow first-years
are determined to win the right to graduate from university. This
acclaimed drama by Jessica Swale, tells the story of four defiant young
women battle the cruelty of class divides, the distractions of love, and
the men ready to do anything to stop them as they fight to change the
future of education.
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