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To The Streets

To The Streets

Principal casting announced for China Plate and Birmingham Hippodrome’s new concert musical To The Streets!

by Staff Writer
June 29, 2022
Reading Time: 3 mins read

China Plate and Birmingham Hippodrome have announced both the principal cast and the West Midlands based associate creative team for their new concert musical To The Streets!, an uplifting new musical by Roy Williams and Tim Sutton, based on an original idea by Christopher Haydon, inspired by the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in the UK’s civil rights history.

These special concert performances will take place between 19 – 28 August  at Handsworth Park in Birmingham, Windmill Hill, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, and West Park, Wolverhampton, as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival.

It’s 1963 and the Swinging Sixties have arrived: The Beatles release their debut album, the mini skirt is born and the Civil Rights movement is gaining ground in America. Back in the UK, the country is emerging from the Big Freeze. As temperatures thaw, tensions are running high in Bristol where the Omnibus Company refuses to employ Black or Asian drivers or conductors. Paul Stephenson, an idealistic youth worker, takes to the streets to stand up for equality. Lorraine, a teenager, newly arrived from Jamaica, joins the fight and, in so doing, finds her voice and becomes part of a movement that changes history. With an explosive, feel-good score bursting with ska, calypso and rock ‘n’ roll… this is a story of standing up for what you believe in, allyship, and – ultimately – finding joy.

       

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay will play ‘Paul’, Jonathan Andre will play ‘Roy’, McCallam Connell will play ‘Des’, Paul Kemble will play ‘Bert’, Duane Lamonte will play ‘Guy’, Jessie May will play ‘Secretary’, Denise Pitter will play ‘Pearl’, Charlotte St Croix will play ‘Lorraine’, and Andy Watkins will play ‘Harry’.

To the Streets! is directed by Christopher Haydon, with book by Roy Williams, music and lyrics by Tim Sutton, design by Soutra Gilmour and with choreography from Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe, and produced in association with Warwick Arts Centre, City of Wolverhampton Council and DRPG Creative.

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The creative team will be supported by a fantastic team of associates – Nyasha Gudo (Associate Director), Melody Sinclair (Associate Choreographer) and Aron Sood (Associate Music Director), all of whom are based in the West Midlands.  The principal cast will also perform alongside a local community ensemble of singers and dancers, representative of the city and region’s diversity, who are currently being cast via an open audition process, with further details to be announced.

Ahead of the concert performances, which will be family friendly and accessible to all, audience members will be invited to enjoy some food, drink, DJ sets, plus music and entertainment from local arts organisations.

Tickets for To The Streets! are on sale now. To book tickets for Birmingham and Wolverhampton, visit www.birminghamhippodrome.com To book tickets for Coventry, visit www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

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