Top Hat - Aldwych Theatre
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2013-06-20
It's time to put on your top hat and brush off your tails.......Seventy-seven years after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers lit up Hollywood's silver screen with one of the greatest dance musicals of all time, RKO Pictures' Top Hat comes
to...
It's time to put on your top hat and brush off your tails.......Seventy-seven years after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers lit up Hollywood's silver screen with one of the greatest dance musicals of all time, RKO Pictures' Top Hat comes
to the West End's Aldwych Theatre. Judging by the sensational reviews,
standing ovations and sold out theatres around the country on its
pre-London tour, it has been well worth the wait.Top Hat is packed full of Irving Berlin’s greatest hits, such as Let's Face the Music and Dance, Cheek to Cheek, Puttin On The Ritz and and of course Top Hat, White Tie and Tails as well as stunning tap, romantic ballroom and a little bit of Busby Berkeley thrown in for good measure! Tom Chambers (Holby City and Strictly Come Dancing winner)
plays the irrepressible Broadway sensation Jerry Travers who dances his
way across Europe to win the heart of society model Dale Tremont,
played by triple Olivier Award nominee Summer Strallen (Love Never Dies, The Sound of Music and The Drowsy Chaperone).
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Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre |
Drama, Dance |
| Synopsis |
It's time to put on your top hat and brush off your tails.......Seventy-seven years after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers lit up Hollywood's silver screen with one of the greatest dance musicals of all time, RKO Pictures' Top Hat comes
to the West End's Aldwych Theatre. Judging by the sensational reviews,
standing ovations and sold out theatres around the country on its
pre-London tour, it has been well worth the wait.
Top Hat is packed full of Irving Berlin’s greatest hits, such as Let's Face the Music and Dance, Cheek to Cheek, Puttin On The Ritz and and of course Top Hat, White Tie and Tails as well as stunning tap, romantic ballroom and a little bit of Busby Berkeley thrown in for good measure!
Tom Chambers (Holby City and Strictly Come Dancing winner)
plays the irrepressible Broadway sensation Jerry Travers who dances his
way across Europe to win the heart of society model Dale Tremont,
played by triple Olivier Award nominee Summer Strallen (Love Never Dies, The Sound of Music and The Drowsy Chaperone). |
| Author |
Matthew White |
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Howard Jacques |
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| Director |
Matthew White |
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| Featured Actors/Actresses |
Tom Chambers |
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Summer Strallen |
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Martin Ball |
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Vivien Parry |
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Ricardo Afonso |
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Stephen Boswell |
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| Designer |
Hildegard Bechtler |
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| Lighting Designer |
Peter Mumford |
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| Costume Designer |
Jon Morrell |
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| Movement/Choreography |
Bill Deamer |
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| Music |
Irving Berlin |
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| Lyrics |
Irving Berlin |
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