A touching tale of life, love and comedy with a touch of Madness at Milton Keynes
Published Date:
28 August 2008
IF you are mad for the music of Madness then it would be crazy to miss Our House.
The musical play features all the hits and has a story to tell, just like most of their songs.
A touching tale of life and love, heartbreak and comedy, right and wrong. It is the irresistibly brilliant musical starring original X-Factor winner Steve Brookstein and Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses).
It features more than 15 Madness hits including My Girl, Wings Of A Dove, Baggy Trousers, House Of Fun, Driving In My Car and of course, the all-time joyous classic It Must Be Love.
Our House unravels the story of sixteen year-old Joe Casey who is in love for the first time and the fateful day when something happens to tear his world in two. This is an hilarious, touchingly romantic and emotionally-charged musical not to be missed.
Steve, makes his stage debut playing dad. Following his decisive victory with two-thirds of the public vote, he went on to release a No 1 single Against All Odds and his debut album Heart and Soul sold 250,000 copies.
Gwyneth will play Kath Casey and makes a welcome return to Milton Keynes Theatre following her appearance alongside Lucy Speed and Donna Hazelton in the 2006 Goodnights Entertainment and Milton Keynes Theatre Production of Girls Night by local Milton Keynes writer Louise Roche. Best known as Cassandra from Only Fools and Horses, she has appeared in numerous other television series, including New Tricks, Real Women, A Touch of Frost and Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show. Her stage work includes Sugar and Spice at the Royal Court Theatre, When You Cure Me at the Bush theatre and Three Sisters directed by Max Stafford-Clark for Out of Joint.
Our House is being staged by the entire original West End creative team has music and lyrics by Madness and is written by Tim Firth ( who wrote Calendar Girls and Neville's Island).
The production is directed by Matthew Warchus (of Lord of the Rings, Boeing, Boeing and Art), designed by Rob Howell (Lord of the Rings, Tell Me on a Sunday, The Graduate) and choreographed by Peter Darling (Billy Elliot).
For more information on the show visit www.ourhousethemusical.co.uk
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28 August 2008 12:08 PM
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