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Bugsy Malone to reopen Lyric Hammersmith
Published on
October 14, 2014
By
douglasmayo
The highly successful film version of Bugsy Malone staring Jodie Foster
Bugsy Malone will be revived next year at the Lyric Hammersmith following its multi million pound refurbishment.
The new production will be directed by artistic director Sean Holmes and it will mark the first professional production of the show which has been a staple of schools and amateur groups for over a decade.
Composer Alan Parker said: "I've always loved that Bugsy Malone is performed so often as a play in schools but, to be honest, I never ever liked the previous professional on-stage versions. In fact, in recent years, I have actively discouraged professional productions. However, meeting a few times with Sean... and listening to his excellent ideas, I decided to give a stage production my blessing." Sean Holmes added: "Bugsy Malone feels like the perfect show with which to open the new Lyric. A work of left-field genius with young people at its heart, it feels like the quintessential Lyric show: celebratory, inclusive and surprising."
Bugsy Malone opens on 28 April 2015 following previews from 11 April.
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