Our House
Madness ensues with star-studded hit at The Lowry
OUR HOUSE
Written by Tim Firth
Directed by Matthew Warchus
Designed by Rob Howell
Choreographed by Peter Darling
The Lowry, Mon 15 September – Sat 20 September 2008
Press Night: Mon 15 September, 7.30pm
• Interviews are available with Steve Brookstein and Gwyneth Strong
• Syndicated interview with Madness front man, Suggs, is available
Direct from the West End on its first UK tour, The Lowry stages the award-winning Our House from Mon 15 - Sat 20 September. Starring Steve Brookstein, the first X Factor winner, in his stage debut and Only Fools and Horses familiar face Gwyneth Strong, Our House is a fun-packed, mad-capped, feelgood hive of boisterous activity!
Madness fans will be thrilled to hear 15 of the band’s classics with their original lyrics, including House of Fun, It Must Be Love and Driving in My Car. Front man Suggs explains how the Madness songs work on the stage, “they dramatise the story, which really is the best thing about the show - its continuity between the story and our songs.” Our House tells the story of sixteen year-old Joe, in love for the first time, and the fateful day when something happens to tear his world in two.
This massive West End hit received rave reviews and public acclaim when it opened, winning the Olivier Award for ‘Best New Musical’ in 2003. Written by Tim Firth (Calendar Girls, Neville’s Island), the show is being staged by the entire original West End creative team, including Director Matthew Warchus (Lord of the Rings, and Art), and choreographer Peter Darling (Billy Elliott).
Posted on Monday, 11 August 2008 under Press Theatre Press