Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

Voted the third most popular musical of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a glorious romp, brimful of hand-clapping effervescent energy, dazzling dance routines and sixteen smash-hit showstoppers by Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul, that perfectly integrates song, dance and story. Steven Houghton, plays Adam Pontipee, the role created by Howard Keel. He is best known for playing the lead role of Ed in the BBC series Bugs, and Greg Blake in London’s Burning. His West End starring roles include Desperately Seeking Susan, Blood Brothers, Martin Guerre, Cats and Spend Spend Spend for which he received an Olivier Nomination.

Set in Oregon in 1850 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is the story of Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, who goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his back-woods home. Only then does she discover he has six brothers - all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading about the Roman capture of the Sabine women, Adam develops an inspired solution to his brothers' loneliness... kidnap
the women they want!

Dates

Daily 22 Aug 2008 - 6 Sep 2008

* Previews: Friday 22nd at 8.00pm and Saturday 23rd at 2.00pm and 7.30pm
Thursday and Saturday Matinees at 2.00pm

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• In town/city centre

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• Delta accepted
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