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Malory Towers (musical)

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Malory Towers
MusicIan Ross
BookEmma Rice
BasisMalory Towers
by Enid Blyton
Premiere19 July 2019:
The Passenger Shed, Bristol
Productions2019 UK tour
2020 UK tour
2020 London

Malory Towers is a musical based on the series of books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It is adapted by Emma Rice and composed by Ian Ross.

Production

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The musical is the second production from Emma Rice's theatre company Wise Children. It opened at The Passenger Shed in Bristol from 19 July to 18 August 2019[1] before touring to Cambridge Arts Theatre (4 to 7 September), York Theatre Royal (10 to 14 September), Exeter Northcott Theatre (17 to 21 September), HOME Manchester (24 to 28 September) and Oxford Playhouse (1 to 5 October).

The production was scheduled to begin a UK tour in spring 2020, however this has had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The tour was also scheduled to run at the Southbank Centre, London from 2 July to 31 August 2020.

Cast and characters

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Character 2019 UK tour 2020 UK tour and London[3]
Gwendoline Lacey Rebecca Collingwood Alison Arnopp
Irene Dupont Mirabelle Gremaud
Bill Robinson Vinnie Heaven Georgia Bruce
Darrell Rivers Izuka Hoyle Alice Vilanculo
Alicia Johns Renee Lamb Bobbie Little
Sally Hope Francesca Mills Rosie Abraham
Mary Lou Atkinson Rose Shalloo Naomi Morris
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References

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  1. ^ Ltd, Supercool (3 January 2020). "Malory Towers". Bristol Old Vic. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Emma Rice's Malory Towers to return for new national tour | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Cast Details | Lake District Theatre | Entertainment in the Lake District |". www.theatrebythelake.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.