The 2003 Olivier Award-winning musical Our House will tour the UK from 7th August – 25th November 2017. Featuring the music of ska music pioneers Madness and starring Linda Nolan, Our House will be welcoming audiences into the house of fun nationwide.
On the night of his 16th birthday, Joe Casey takes the girl of his dreams, Sarah, out on their first date. In an effort to impress her with bravado, Joe breaks into a building site overlooking his home on Casey Street. When the police turn up, a split-second decision forces him to choose between himself and his heart as the story splits in two: one which sees Joe stay to face the music, and the other which sees him flee and leave Sarah to run from the police. As two very different paths unfold before him, the consequences of that choice will change his life forever.
Tim Firth, the writer of smash hits Calendar Girls, Kinky Boots and Our House, said: “Madness are unique in that they wrote songs about home and hearth, about growing up, never growing up, having and not having, rising and falling. They came from London but they spoke to every corner of the nation, and they certainly spoke to me, growing up in the North West. All this they did undercover of songs that fooled you into thinking they were just catchy, danceable and funny. This quality is for me at the heart of what musical theatre should aim to be. In a sense, Madness started writing a musical twenty five years ago. It was colourful, truthful, vibrant, witty and universal. It was just up to me to find it.”
Linda Nolan said: “I couldn’t be happier about playing Kath Casey in Our House. I’ve always loved Madness’s music. It spreads warmth throughout the soul, and finds joy in the everyday and ordinary. It’s a perfect partner to Tim’s wonderfully madcap story of love and locals.”
Our House will tour from From 10th August – 25th November 2017
Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 August Box Office: 01270 368242
Crewe, Crewe Lyceum Website: www.crewelyceum.co.uk
Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 August Box Office: 01492 872000
Llandudno, Venue Cymru Website: www.venuecymru.co.uk
Tuesday 29 August – Saturday 2 September Box Office: 01934 645544
Weston-super-Mare, The Playhouse Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk
Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 September Box Office: 01507 613100
Skegness, Embassy Theatre Website: www.embassytheatre.co.uk
Monday 11 – Saturday 16 September Box Office: 01684 892277
Malvern, Festival Theatre Website: www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 October Box Office: 01792 475715
Swansea, Swansea Grand Theatre Website: www.swansea.gov.uk
Monday 9 – Saturday 14 October Box Office: 01253 625252
Blackpool, Winter Gardens Website: www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
