29 Aug Introducing Before After at the St James Studio – starring Hadley Fraser and Caroline Sheen

Everybody has one great lost love. They broke our hearts, they haunt our dreams and we will never, ever forget it. But what if fate gave you another chance? Do you think you’d get things right the second time around? In Before After, Ami (Caroline Sheen) meets Ben (Hadley Fraser) by a tree on a beautiful hillside. She reconises him instantly – he was once the love of her life. But Ben doesn’t recognise her. As we watch their love grow in both the past and the present, might they finally find their happy ever after after all? He’s the right man in the right place – but is this the right time?

New musical, Before After, written by Timothy Knapman with music from Stuart Matthew Price will feature Hadley Fraser (Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, soon to star in City of Angels at the Donmar Warehouse) and Caroline Sheen (Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia!).

Backed by the Arts Council, Before After will be workshopped for two weeks then will be performed to the paying public on Sunday 28 September at 3.00pm at St. James Studio. Composer Stuart Matthew Price said: “We are thrilled with the stunning West End cast we’ve assembled and with the generous support of the Arts Council, excited to give Musical Theatre fans the opportunity to be in at the very beginning of the journey for this new British musical. We want their feedback as we look to mount a fully staged production later in 2014 or early 2015.”

For further detail, please see: stjamestheatre.co.uk/before-after