13 Feb LOOK AHEAD: Carrie The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse

It has been announced that Carrie: The Musical will receive its London premiere in The Large at Southwark Playhouse from Friday 1 to Saturday 30 May.

A taunted and terrified seventeen-year-old misfit, Carrie White has a burning secret… a secret that will eventually ignite her revenge. Make your date for the senior prom, to see who will be crowned queen, and who will have blood on their hands…After one night with Carrie you will always remember her name…

Twenty seven years after first wreaking havoc, the world’s most talked about Broadway musical is coming to London. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, the musical of Carrie hasn’t been seen in the UK since the original production. Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, it premiered in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1988 before transferring straight to Broadway, but never made it to London. Academy Award winning Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore (Fame), and original screenplay writer Lawrence D. Cohen, have transformed Stephen King’s unlikely Cinderella story into “an infectiously modern musical that has gripped audiences from Australia to America with its timeless story and thrilling score.”
The revised 2012 MCC production won Best Musical Revival by the Off-Broadway Alliance, and the cast recording debuted as the No. 1 selling album of the week on Billboard’s Top Broadway chart in its first week of release.

Casting is to be announced.

Director – Gary Lloyd
Music – Michael Gore
Lyrics – Dean Pitchford
Book – Lawrence D. Cohen
Casting – Will Burton

Venue: The Southwark Playhouse
Dates: 1 May – 30 May 2015
For tickets and information: southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/the-large/carrie