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Paul Taylor-Mills Ltd by arrangement
with Bill Kenwright Ltd presents

Carrie

A musical based on the novel
by Stephen King
Music by Michael Gore
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Book by Lawrence D. Cohen
1 - 30 May 2015

Ticket Prices:
£22 | £18 Concessions | All previews £12

Carrie The Musical Main Artwork

Pray for your Salvation…

Carrie is back like you’ve never seen her before.

Twenty-seven years after first wreaking havoc, the world’s most talked about Broadway musical is coming 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.

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.

Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, Carrie: The Musical hasn’t been seen in the UK since the legendary original production. Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, it first premiered in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1988 before transferring straight to Broadway, but never made it to London. In 2012 original composer Michael Gore, lyricist Dean Pitchford and librettist Lawrence D. Cohen revised its score and book and this newly reworked and fully re-imagined vision for Carrie: The Musical will now be presented for the first time on the London stage.

Carrie: The Musical marks the return of Paul Taylor-Mills Ltd whose recent success at Southwark Playhouse include the sell-out season of ‘In The Heights’ and the critically acclaimed ‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ earlier this year.

Licensed by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe.


★★★★ Director Gary Lloyd’s excellent, in-your-face revival, with spooky charred high-school designs, fits the space perfectly” 
Time Out

★★★★ Put all thoughts of flops out of your mind – Carrie has been reborn in style” 
The Telegraph

★★★★ Carrie is played here by the wonderful Evelyn Hoskins, who looks frail as a bird but has a soaring voice and a passionate core that simmers just beneath the surface” 
WhatsOnStage

★★★★ passionately driven by a performances of terrifying insanity (Kim Criswell as the mother) and extreme vulnerability, excellently portrayed by Evelyn Hoskins as Carrie” 
The Stage


News Features

Carrie star Evelyn Hoskins: ‘I don’t do horror’
BBC News

Evelyn Hoskins, star of new musical Carrie, warns audience ‘there’s a lot of blood’
Evening Standard

Carry on, Carrie. Yours is the blood-streaked face of female vengeance
The Guardian

Inside Carrie rehearsals
Official London Theatre

Dream Casting: Carrie creeps into Southwark Playhouse
WhatsOnStage

Details

Theatre: The Large

Mon – Sat: 7.30pm

Thu & Sat: 2.3pm & 3pm

Running Time: 150 mins

This production contains strobe lighting

Recommended for ages 16+.

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Post Show Events

There was a post show discussion which took place on Thursday 7 May 2015 with Mark Shenton, original cast members Sally Ann Triplett and Linzi Hatelely, Kim Criswell (Margaret), Evelyn Hoskins (Carrie), Gary Lloyd (director) and Paul Taylor Mills (producer).

The Company

Kim Criswell
Olly Dobson
David Habbin
Evelyn Hoskin headshot
Evelyn Hoskins
Jodie Jacobs Headshot
Jodie Jacobs
Dex Lee Headshot
Dex Lee
Bobbie Little
Emily McGougan
Molly McGuire
Sarah McNicholas
Greg Miller-Burns
Eddie Myles
Patrick Sullivan
Gabriella Williams

Gary Lloyd
Director & Choreographer
Tim McQuillen-Wright
Designer
Mark Crossland
Musical Director
Tim Oliver
Lighting Designer
Dan Samson
Sound Design
Gary Hickeson
Music Programming
Jeremy Chernick
Special Effects
Paul Taylor-Mills
Producer
Will Burton CDG
Casting Director
Michael Gore
Composer
Dean Pitchford
Lyrics
Lawrence D. Cohen
Book
Dewynters
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