VIOLET is a multi award-winning musical based on the short story The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts. Music by Jeanine Tesori (Tony Award winner for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for the musical Fun Home, and Tony nominated scores for Caroline, Or Change, Shrek The Musical and Thoroughly Modern Millie), Book & Lyrics by Brian Crawley. VIOLET premiered Off-Broadway and won the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award as Best Musical, before a Broadway revival where it was nominated for four Tony Awards. This is the UK premiere.

1964. Somewhere between North Carolina and Oklahoma, we find Violet, a young woman who hopes her life savings will bring her a miracle halfway across the country. Reflecting on her childhood, and shaped by the reactions of the people she encounters, Violet embarks on a life-changing personal journey.

Creative team: Director Shuntaro Fujita, Choreographer Cressida Carré, Set Design Morgan Large, Costume Jonathan Lipman, Lighting Howard Hudson, Sound Andrew Johnson, Music Director Dan Jackson, Associate Music Director Chris Ma, Production Supervisor Thom Southerland

Casting: Kaisa Hammarlund as Violet, Matthew Harvey as Monty, Jay Marsh as Flick, Simbi Akande, Angelica Allen, Kenneth Avery-Clark, Keiron Crook, James Gant, Danny Michaels, Janet Mooney, with Amy Mepham, Rebecca Nardin and Madeleine Sellman as Young Violet

Producers: Steven M Levy and Vaughan Williams for Charing Cross Theatre Productions Limited, in a co-production with Umeda Arts Theatre Co Ltd, Osaka, Japan

Arguably the most emotionally intelligent musical in London - this is a must.
TheatreMonkey ★★★★★

A serious, thrilling night of deeply human theatre.
Mark Shenton ★★★★

A thing of beauty; a tapestry of rich emotion; a joy to behold.
Miro Magazine ★★★★

Jay Marsh gives a vocally outstanding performance.
West End Wilma ★★★★

Kaisa Hammarlund's is one of the best performances I've seen in years.
VoiceWill ★★★★

Skilfully directed, cleverly designed and extremely pleasurable to watch.
LondonTheatreReviews ★★★★

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Set & Costume Designer - Milla Clarke

Lighting Designer - Andrew Exeter

Sound Designer - Max Pappenheim

English Translation - Andrew and Mika Eglinton

Casting Director & General Manager - Danielle Tarento

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