Tess of the d'Urbervilles Tickets
The Other Palace
Youth Music Theatre bring their haunting adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles to the stage, featuring new music by Pippa Cleary. Based on the well-known novel, the story follows country girl Tess, who is caught in a dangerous web of dark love and seduction and becomes unable to alter her fate.
This Easter, Youth Music Theatre brings a thrilling new adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 1891 novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Other Palace. Starring the nation’s most talented young people, alongside a professional creative team, the production plays at a venue dedicated to giving new musicals a platform.
Physical theatre, new music, touches of comedy and sharp storytelling combine to bring Tess of the d’Urbervilles to the stage. Produced by the company behind musicals such as Loserville, YMT is known for presenting cutting-edge musical theatre that showcases the country’s next generation of talent.
A heart-stopping tale of seduction, betrayal and the terrible burden of secrets, the story follows free-spirited Tess, who knows nothing of life outside her village. Soon, she becomes tangled in a web between the frightening and manipulative Alec and the handsome Angel. Unable to alter the course of her own fate, the utmost tragedy occurs, as abandonment, dark love and murder all take place.
The tragic tale is re-imagined by adaptor Gerry Flanagan, the Artistic Director of Shifting Sands Theatre, who is known for developing performance that includes both comedy and emotionally rich stories. Composer Pippa Cleary (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 at the Menier Chocolate Factory) pens the new music. The production also features choreography by Alicia Frost and musical direction by Cillian Donaghy.
An electrifying adaptation of a harrowing story, Tess of the d’Urbervilles plays a strictly limited number of performances at London’s The Other Palace. The production runs from 5 April to 14 April 2018.
Physical theatre, new music, touches of comedy and sharp storytelling combine to bring Tess of the d’Urbervilles to the stage. Produced by the company behind musicals such as Loserville, YMT is known for presenting cutting-edge musical theatre that showcases the country’s next generation of talent.
A heart-stopping tale of seduction, betrayal and the terrible burden of secrets, the story follows free-spirited Tess, who knows nothing of life outside her village. Soon, she becomes tangled in a web between the frightening and manipulative Alec and the handsome Angel. Unable to alter the course of her own fate, the utmost tragedy occurs, as abandonment, dark love and murder all take place.
The tragic tale is re-imagined by adaptor Gerry Flanagan, the Artistic Director of Shifting Sands Theatre, who is known for developing performance that includes both comedy and emotionally rich stories. Composer Pippa Cleary (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 at the Menier Chocolate Factory) pens the new music. The production also features choreography by Alicia Frost and musical direction by Cillian Donaghy.
An electrifying adaptation of a harrowing story, Tess of the d’Urbervilles plays a strictly limited number of performances at London’s The Other Palace. The production runs from 5 April to 14 April 2018.
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