Bill Kenwright’s production of one of the greatest family musicals of all time, The Sound of Music, recommences its UK tour on Wednesday 18 May at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.
BBC1’s The Voice runner-up and award-nominated Lucy O’Byrne continues in the role of Maria in this spectacular five-star production. Star of stage and screen Andrew Lancel joins the company as Captain Von Trapp and Jan Hartley reprises her role as Mother Abbess.
Lucy O’Byrne became a household name when she shot to success as the runner-up in the live shows of the TV talent show, The Voice. With chart-topper Will.i.am as her mentor, and biggest fan, Lucy made history as the first classical singer to reach the final, impressing the nation with her stunning vocal range. Now, having recently performed at the BBC Proms, she makes her musical debut as the young postulant, Maria. Her first album, Debut, was released earlier this year.
Andrew Lancel is best known as super-villain Frank Foster in Coronation Street, a role that earned him a 'Villain of the Year' award at the British Soap Awards. He also played DI Neil Manson in the long-running ITV television series The Bill. His numerous stage credits include Bill Kenwright’s touring productions of The Small Hand and Twelve Angry Men. Andrew starred in Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles in Liverpool and London, and most recently appeared on stage in The Damned United at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
This wonderfully lavish staging of the classic musical is produced by Bill Kenwright, directed by Martin Connor, choreographed by Olivier Award winner Bill Deamer with musical direction by David Steadman.
It all began with the story of the Trapp Family Singers and Baroness Maria von Trapp’s 1949 autobiography, which inspired Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse to create a Broadway musical in 1959. The Sound of Music tells the true story of the world-famous singing family, from their romantic beginnings and search for happiness, to their thrilling escape to freedom as their beloved Austria becomes part of the Third Reich at the start of WWII.
The unforgettable score features some of the most memorable songs ever performed on stage, including ‘Edelweiss’, ‘My Favorite Things’, ‘Do-Re-Mi’, ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, ‘So Long, Farewell’ and of course, the title song, ‘The Sound of Music’.
Joining Lucy and Andrew on stage are Jan Hartley (Mother Abbess), Duncan Smith (Max), Lucy Van Gasse (Baroness Elsa), Kane Verrall (Rolf), Annie Horn (Liesl), Alexander Evans (Herr Zeller) Zoe Ann Brown (Sister Margaretta), Kate Scott (Sister Berthe), Tammy Davies (Sister Sophia), Jude Neill (Ursula), Anouska Eaton (Baroness Elberfeld), Jon de Ville (Franz), Pippa Winslow (Frau Schmidt), Scott Ainslie (Admiral von Schreiber), Piers Bate (Baron Elberfeld) and Lewis Barnshaw.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC – UK TOUR DATES:
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 May Box Office: 0844 871 7607
Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre Website: www.atgtickets.com
Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 May Box Office: 0844 338 5000
Birmingham, Hippodrome Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com
Tuesday 31 May – Saturday 11 June Box Office: 01743 281281
Shrewsbury, Seven Theatre Website: www.theatresevern.co.uk
Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 June Box Office: 01492 872000
Llandudno, Venue Cymru Website: www.venuecymru.co.uk
*Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 June Box Office: 0844 871 3022
Sunderland Empire Website: www.atgtickets.com
*Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 July Box Office: 0844 856 1111
Blackpool, Opera House Website: www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
*Tuesday 12 – Saturday 23 July Box Office: 01242 572573
Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre Website: www.everymantheatre.org.uk
*Monday 25 – Saturday 30 July Box Office: 01227 787787
Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre Website: www.marlowetheatre.com
*Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 August Box Office: 0844 871 3023
Torquay, Princess Theatre Website: www.atgtickets.com
*Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 August Box Office: 01872 262466
Truro, Hall for Cornwall Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
*Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 August Box Office: 0844 576 3000
Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre Website: www.bournemouthpavilion.co.uk
*Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 August Box Office: 01792 475715
Swansea, Grand Theatre Website: www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseagrandtheatre
*Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 September Box Office: 0844 871 3020
Oxford, New Theatre Website: www.atgtickets.com
**Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 September Box Office: 01752 267222
Plymouth, Theatre Royal Website: www.theatreroyal.com
**Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 September Box Office: 0115 989 5555
Nottingham, Theatre Royal Website: www.trch.co.uk
**Tuesday 27 September – Saturday 1 October Box Office: 01322 220000
Dartford, Orchard Theatre Website: www.orchardtheatre.co.uk
**Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 October Box Office: 01902 429212
Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre Website: www.grandtheatre.co.uk
**Tuesday 11 – Saturday 15 October Box Office: 0116 233 3111
Leicester, De Montfort Hall Website: www.demontforthall.co.uk
**Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 October Box Office: 01603 630000
Norwich, Theatre Royal Website: www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
Bill Kenwright presents
The Sound of Music
Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Suggested by ‘The Trapp Family Singers’ by Maria Augusta Trapp.
Presented by special arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe www.rnh.com
