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Closer To Heaven Returns To Union Theatre
Published on
September 23, 2015
By
douglasmayo
![Closer To Heaven by Jonathan Harvey and The Pet Shop Boys at the Union Theatre, London](https://framerusercontent.com/images/VmZcq7MwmGhh9eyWhECGvktRw.jpg)
Following its sell-out run at the Union Theatre in April 2015, it has been announced that Closer To Heaven - The Pet Shop Boys musical will play a return season at the venue from 21 October to 28 November 2015.
Set against the backdrop of Soho’s pulsing clubland, Closer to Heaven tells the story of Dave, just off the boat from Ireland and determined to make something of himself. He is offered a bar job at a glitzy London nightclub, where he quickly becomes part of an unconventional family including Billie Trix, a fading rock star of the sixties and mother figure to the club's habitués - Vic, the club’s owner and a middle-aged gay father and his daughter Shell, who Dave sparks an immediate connection with. But will Dave truly discover himself in London, or will he fall into a labyrinth of excess, false agendas and the darker side of club life?
Closer to Heaven originally premiered at the Arts Theatre in 2001, and features an original club score by Pet Shop Boys. It received its first London revival at the Union Theatre in April 2015.
Closer to Heaven has a book by Jonathan Harvey and music and lyrics by Pet Shop Boys. It is directed by Gene David Kirk with choreography by Philip Joel, musical direction by Patrick Stockbridge and design by David Shields. Casting is by Adam Braham. It is produced by Kylie Vilcins for Paul Taylor-Mills Ltd, by special arrangement with The Really Useful Group.
Casting is to be announced.
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