Thom Southerland directs the acclaimed UK premiere of Death Takes a Holiday, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Peter Stone and Thomas Meehan.... the European premiere of the follow-up to Titanic by its Tony Award-winning writers.
In Northern Italy, shortly after World War One, Death disguises himself as a handsome young prince to try to understand why life is so precious and death so feared. But when he unexpectedly falls in love with a newly engaged young woman, this mysterious stranger discovers that love may, in fact, be stronger than death.
With a book by multi-Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan and Peter Stone, based on the 1928 Italian play of the same name which went on to inspire the movie, Meet Joe Black, starring Brad Pitt, and a lush, romantic score by multi -Tony Award winner Maury Yeston (Titanic, Nine), this is a soaring story of the preciousness of life and the overwhelming power of love.
Death Takes A Holiday was nominated for 11 Drama Desk Awards when it premiered Off-Broadway in 2011.
Zoë Doano and James Gant head the cast which also includes Kathryn Akin, Anthony Cable, Trudi Camilleri, Ken Christiansen, Scarlett Courtney, Sophie-May Feek, Mark Inscoe, Matthew McDonald, Gay Soper, Ashley Stillburn, Samuel Thomas, and Helen Turner.
The show is a treat for the eyes, ears and heart
LondonTheatre.co.uk ★★★★
For connoisseurs, as unmissable a musical theatre event as Hamilton
Theatre Monkey ★★★★
Musical theatre that is at the very top of its game
Jonathan Baz ★★★★★
A musical treat
Live Theatre ★★★★
Daring and unusual...Thom Southerland impresses again with an insinuating chamber musical
The Stage ★★★★
Maury Yeston’s magnificent score for this show – one of the finest in London right now – is a glory not to be missed
British Theatre ★★★★
A soaring score & luscious songs performed by the West End’s most sensational talents
Music Theatre Review ★★★★★
Hauntingly beautiful, an astonishing achievement
The Upcoming ★★★★
Under the masterful direction of Thom Southerland, this musical soars & shines. Ravishing, this sweet production is testament to the fact simplicity can be beautiful
Carn's Theatre Passion ★★★★
Maury Yeston’s gorgeous score takes centre stage in Thom Southerland’s atmospheric and tender production
Love London Love Culture ★★★★
Another triumph for director Thom Southerland, who is fast becoming a theatrical virtuoso, transporting the audience back to a golden era of musical theatre. It's a must-see for fans of the burgeoning partnership of Maury Yeston and Southerland
London Weekly News ★★★★
A ravishing, sophisticated event, exquisitely directed by Thom Southerland. The cast sing like angels, everything in this production is excellent and precise. A supernatural story that haunts us in the sweetest way
Remote Goat ★★★★★
It's another winner for artistic director Thom Southerland at Charing Cross Theatre
Page to Stage ★★★★
A thoughtful and resonant musical ...confirming Yeston's penchant for socially engaged musicals and devotion to the representation of humankind
Pocket Sized Theatre
The presiding genius of this musical is composer/lyricist Maury Yeston
Sunday Express ★★★★
Dates & Times
16 JAN - 4 MAR
Mon - Sat 7.30pm
Wed matinee 2.30pm
Sat matinee 3pm
*Please note that in the final week there will be a 2.30pm matinee performance on Tuesday 28th February and NO MATINEE on Wednesday 1st March
Tickets
Premium £39.50
includes best stalls locations, a programme and a glass of bubbly
Stalls £32.50
Front and Rear Stalls £29.50
Balcony £22.50
Slips £17.50
There are no booking fees charged on phone and internet orders. Box office at theatre open to personal callers from two hours before the curtain time for every performance.
Tel: 08444 930 650
Cast
Training: Newcastle School of Music and Guildhall School of Music.
Theatre includes: Grandfather and JP Morgan in Ragtime (Charing Cross); George Carson in Geordie Sinatra (Stephen Joseph); Major General in The Pirates of Penzance (Rose); Baldy in A Man Of No Importance (Union); Franz and Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music (London Palladium); Promises and Lies (Birmingham REP); Le Fevre, Don Attillio and u/s Firman in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's); Minister in Anything Goes (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Mercade in Love's Labours Lost, u/s Max, Sammy and Jonesey in Sunset Boulevard, Jed and Thomas in Someone Like You (UK Tours), Moulin and u/s Talleyrand in Napoleon (Shaftesbury); Minister and u/s Sheriff in Whistle Down the Wind (Aldwych); Bill in Love Life (Barbican); Emile de Beque in South Pacific (Wimbledon); William Shakespeare in The Frogs (Coventry Olympia); Johan Strauss in The Great Waltz (St Albans Arena); Curzola in The Power of the Cross; MacHeath in The Beggar's Opera; Brother Anthony in Into the Fire; Leo in Land of the Young; Emperor of China in Aladdin.
TV and Film include: Spender, This Morning (ITV); Newsnight (BBC).
Anthony regularly performs his one man show Jaques Brel - The Rage to Live
Training: Melba Memorial Conservatorium (BMus), Victorian College of the Arts (Post Grad Opera Performance).
Theatre and Opera Includes: Ragtime (Charing Cross & Bishopsgate Institute); La Boheme, Boheme Doubt: Puccini/Vives (Chapel off Chapel); English Ecentrics (Austrailian Premiere, Montsalvat Estate).
TV and Film Includes: What We Did On our Holidays (Lionsgate Films).
Concerts and Recordings Include: A Little Bit of TLC (Jermyn Street); The Diva List, Divas At The Movies (Drayton Arms); Nunnery (EFA); Please Forgive Me (Johnson/De Lisle)
Training: Drama Centre, London
Theatre Includes: The Fix, The Rise & Fall of Little Voice, Closer To Heaven, Pacific Overtures (Union); Lord Of The Flies (Regents Park); Persephone (Rosemary Branch); Unleashed, White Something (Arcola); An Absolute Turkey (Sir Peter Hall Company in the West End); Handbag (UK & European Tour); Fool For Love (English Touring Theatre); the original cast of Stephen Daldry's An Inspector Calls (National & Playhouse); Mother Courage And Her Children with Diana Rigg (National); Jovial Crew, Antony and Cleopatra, The School of Night, Misha's Party (RSC).
Ken has directed and developed many plays during his 7 years as Artistic Director of the award-winning Operating Theatre Company, including Rebecca Lenkiewicz's The Night Season (National - winner of numerous awards including the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play) and Simon Callow and Rula Lenska in Singing! Dancing! Acting! (Soho).
TV and Film includes: seasons 1 and 2 of Kingmakers (winner of 3 NAFCA awards - African Oscars); series regular in Picking Up The Pieces; Insiders; Coronation Street; Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre; The History File; Germany (Bafta Winner); Cracker; Where The Heart Is; Casualty; Holby City; Dream Team; Peak Practice; Midsomer Murders; Hollyoaks; Doctors; 9/11: Voices From The Air; 50 Ways To Kill Your Lover; Fortitude; The Bill; The Selfish Giant (BAFTA nominated); Treacle (Channel 4/BAFTA winner); War Bride; Fish-Eye; Fist Love; Last Day On Earth; Gorka; The Orbit Woman; Bug; The Resurrection; Cabron; Empire.
Films for Release: Chasing Robert Barker; The Black Prince; Slayers; Breathe Easy/
Radio Includes: David Grieg's The Events (Young Vic/Radio 4)
Training: Arts Educational School, London, graduating in 2013 with a BA Honours degree
Theatre Includes: Kate Mullins in Titanic (Charing Cross, Princess of Wales, Toronto & Southwark Playhouse); Ellen in The Tour (Spangle Productions); Trish in Rumphy Pumpy (Landor); Hendrika in Miracle On 34th Street (UK tour); The Olivier Awards 2011 & 2012 (Royal Opera House).
TV and Film includes: Picasso's Women (short film).
Workshops include: Daimler in Crush (Big Broad Productions).
Recordings Include: Friday Night Is Music Night (BBC Radio 2); soloist in Rejoice! (Sage, Gateshead).
Training: Arts Educational School, London
Theatre Includes: Cosette in Les Miserables (Queen's); Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Shaftesbury Avenue); Marianne in The Grand Tour (Finborough); cover Tracy Lord in High Society, cover Liesl in The Sound of Music (UK tours); Sweet Smell of Success (Arcola); Annette in Marguerite (Tabard); Frenchy and cover Sandy in Grease (Piccadillu); Snow White opposite Craig Revel Horwood (QDOS); Florence Nightingale in Nightingale (Posk); Peter Grimes (Glyndebourne Opera).
TV and Film includes: Penny Dreadful (Sky/Showtime); Hollyoaks (Channel 4); Doctors (BBC); the lead role of Jess in The Waiting Room (Envy Films).
Recordings Include: trailer and soundtrack for Les Miserables directed by Tom Hooper (Working Title)
Zoe has also appeared in How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? (BBC) and Sondheim at 80 BBC Proms (Royal Albert Hall)
Awards: Zoe is a BBC Performing Arts Fund Winner 2007/2008/2009
Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2016.
Theatre Includes: Sandra in Made In Dagenham (Queen's, Hornchurch & New Wolsey); Jackie Tower in Six-Five Rock n Roll Express (Assembly Halls).
Theatre Whilst Training: Bertha Rochester in Jane Eyre; Wardrobe Mistress in Kiss Me, Kate; Jaqueline Kenedy in First Lady Suite
Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Nominated for the Laurence Olivier Student of the Year Award.
Theatre includes: Mr Hedgehog in Win in the Willows (Theatre Royal, Plymouth, Mayflower, Southampton and the Lowry); Mr Etches in Titanic (Charing Cross Theatre); Rohna in Grand Hotel (Southwark Playhouse); Mr Bumble in Oliver! (Leicester Curve); covered and played Valjean and Javert in Les Miserables (Queen's); The Little Prince in Concert (Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi); Oliver!, Jekyll and Hyde (UK tours); Evita (UK & International tour); Crazy for You (London Palladium); Lucky Stiff (Cambridge); Les Miserables 20th Anniversary Performance (Queen's)
TV and Film includes: BBC Children in Need; The 2014 Olivier Awards; Showtime Wales; Dancing With The Stars; soloist at the Royal Albert Hall, St Paul's Cathedral and the Royal Festival Hall.
Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where he received the Help Musician UK Ian Fleming Award, 2015
Theatre Includes: A Christmas Carol (Lyceum); Allegro (Southwark Playhouse).
Theatre Whilst Training: Kyle the UPS Guy in Legally Blonde; Lounge Singer in Dogfight; Guy Gisbourne in Hodds.
Training: Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2014, where he was awarded the prize for Best Performance in a Musical
Theatre includes: Anthony in Sweeney Todd (Opera du Toulon); cover and played Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's), cover and played Enjolras in Les Miserables (Queen's).
Training: Mountview Academy Of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2016
Theatre Includes: The Last Five Years (St James); Floyd Collins (Wilton's Music Hall); Allegro (Southwark Playhouse).
Theatre whilst training: Legally Blonde; Kiss Me Kate; Hoods; Lockhart; A Feast With The Gods; Sunday in the Park With George; Othello; Dancing At Lughnasa; Wonderful Town
Training: SLP College and Guildford School of Acting (BA(Hons) in Theatre). Whilst training, she was a finalist in the Stephen Sondheim Student Performer of the Year Awards.
Theatre Includes: Demeter in Cats (UK & European tour); Roxie Hart in Chicago (original cast, Royal Carribean); Young Hannah in Ruddigore (Opera North, UK Tour & Barbican); the UK premiere of Boy Mees Boy (Jermyn Street); Miss Dashwood in Sex and the Village (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
Recordings include: Amelia in Melody Towers
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