Death Takes a Holiday Tickets
Maury Yeston’s musical Death Takes a Holiday had its UK premiere at the Charring Cross Theatre, following the huge success of his musical adaptation of Titanic in 2016. Death Takes a Holiday began previews on the 16th January 2017 and ran until 4th March 2017.
Charring Cross Theatre’s Artistic Director, Thom Southerland, directed this new version of Death Takes a Holiday. Best known for his work on Me And Juliet, Grand Hotel and Mack and Mabel, Southerland had recently received huge critical acclaim for his London production of the Maury Yeston’s Titanic. As he takes on putting on yet another of Yeston’s works on the West End, this is a combination that is bound to get critics talking yet again.
Set in Northern Italy a short while after the First World War, during the roaring 20s, the lonely Death tries to understand human emotion and find out why life is so prized yet death so dreaded by disguising himself as a likeable and good looking young prince. When he surprisingly falls in love with a woman who is set to be married however, this mystery man soon begins to find out that love can often be stronger than death.
Death Takes a Holiday is adapted from the 1924 Italian play by Alberto Casella, La Morte in Vacanza which had previously been adapted into a film in 1934 before also being transformed into the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster Meet Joe Black starring Brad Pitt.
Maury Yeston and Peter Stone began writing their musical version of Death Takes a Holiday in 1997, shortly after their success with Titanic, opting for creating a more intimate production compared to their previous work’s large scale. Yeston incorporated jazz, the Shimmy and other period musical styles into his modern score in order to create a balance between the modern musical and its original setting.
Death Takes a Holiday premiered Off-Broadway in 2011 and way nominated for 11 Drama Desk Awards.
The musical stars Zoë Doano (Les Miserables) alongside Mark Inscoe (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) and Chris Peluso (Miss Saigon).
Having come to the London’s West End for the first time at the Charring Cross Theatre, Death Takes a Holiday was one of the most exciting underground musicals of the year, with performances having began on the 16th January 2017 and having run until 4th March 2017.
Sorry this show closed 04 March 2017, we recommend these similar productions.
It’s also highly recommended for anyone who loves musicals that are slightly different than the standard West End glitz, such as Fiasco’s recent production of Into The Woods. Expect the same smaller in scale, yet huge in creativity, brilliance from the team at the Charring Cross Theatre.
Death Takes a Holiday Reviews
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The show 'Death Takes A Holiday' started life off Broadway in 2011 and it is a very charming show. The music is quite beautiful and eerie and sets the tone for the whole piece. It was a shame that the audience was less than half full but the cast s Read more
I wanted to see this show and at last got a bargain ticket! Its an excellent show about Death and what happens in the world when he takes a holiday and becomes mortal for two days. Fantastic singers and a wonderful portrayal of the characters. Thorou Read more
This was a great show. It had subtle dark sense of humour which I loved. Beautiful staging. Costumes were sumptuous; lots of frills, rich velvet and shiny shows. At times the music was louder than the vocals. One song Roberto's Eyes brought a tear to Read more