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EVERY INCH
A WHOPPING HIT
The Full Monty
Darlington Civic Theatre
Monday 16th to
Saturday
21st November 2015
Gary
Lucy will lead the cast of The Full Monty which is coming to Darlington Civic
Theatre for one
week
only from Monday 16th to Saturday 21st November.
In
1997, a British film about six out-of-work Sheffield steelworkers with
nothing to lose, took the world by storm becoming one of the most successful
British films ever made. Now, the boys are back, only this time, they really
have to go The Full Monty...live on stage.
Simon
Beaufoy, the Oscar winning writer of the film, has gone all the way with this
hilarious and heartfelt stage adaptation that’s getting standing ovations every
night on its current UK tour.
Former
Hollyoaks and Eastenders star Gary Lucy is no stranger to taking his clothes
off but he’s doing it for the first time on stage. He said “I had never
consciously decided not to do theatre but I’ve been incredibly lucky in my
career to have played so many memorable characters in some great TV series.
When the producers of The Full Monty approached me about starring in the tour,
I just thought that it was a great opportunity for my first stage experience.
It’s a really strong script. All the characters have stories to tell, and the
audience really follows that through. It’s a really great cast too, we all get
on well. It’s all guys together and we’re just having a laugh.”
Oscar
winning writer of the film, Simon Beaufoy, was also a stage novice. Even with a
mantelpiece groaning with awards he admits that it was terrifying to begin
with, but he was determined not just to create a carbon copy of the film on
stage.
“I
felt really strongly that audiences would want to come and see a really good
play so that’s how I approached it” Simon recalls. “It was a steep learning
curve for me and enormously invigorating to learn a whole new craft after 16
years writing for the cinema. I had to discover what works and what doesn’t.
Ironically,
it’s turned out that the story feels perfect on stage. It’s an ensemble piece
about a group of men who are stuck and wondering what to do next.”
Tickets:
The
Full Monty is at Darlington Civic Theatre from Monday 16 to Saturday
21 November 2015.
Tickets*
are £12.50 to £29.50
*All
ticket prices include a £1 restoration levy.
To
book contact the Box Office on 01325 486 555 or visit www.darlingtoncivic.co.uk
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