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Another Opera House
Fundraiser!
Oklahoma
Newcastle Tyne Theatre
& Opera House
Thursday 3rd –
Saturday 5th November 2016
Tyne
Theatre Productions (Formerly known as Friends of Tyne Theatre & Opera
House) return with Oklahoma this November!
After
the huge success of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in March 2016
(North East Theatre Guide review LINK) and The Pirates of
Penzance in September 2015 (North East Theatre Guide review LINK), Tyne Theatre Productions
(formerly known as Friends of the Tyne Theatre & Opera House) present
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! this November.
Proceeds
from the production will contribute towards the preservation and restoration of
the unique Grade 1 listed Victorian opera house on Westgate Road, Newcastle. This will continue to
fund the initial phase of refurbishment that the two previous productions have made
possible, including the reupholstering of hundreds of seats in the auditorium
and the decoration of the Bistro Bar.
The
first collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oklahoma! is in many ways, their most
innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical
theatre still being followed today.
Set in
Western
Indian Territory just after the turn of the century, Oklahoma! follows the love story of
handsome cowboy Curly and charming farm girl Laurey, with the high-spirited rivalry
between the local farmers and cowboys providing the colourful background for
the two headstrong romantics.
The
triumphant Oklahoma! premiered in 1943 and
became a box-office smash, later enjoying award-winning revivals, national
tours, foreign productions and an Academy Award-winning 1955 film adaptation.
The musical features many well-known tunes, including Oh What a Beautiful
Morning, The Surrey with the Fringe on Top, People Will Say We’re in Love, and
of course, Oklahoma!
Tyne
Theatre Productions’ presentation of Oklahoma! is set to be a grand
production, with a large cast and a large orchestra playing the original full
orchestration.
Mike
Wilmot, Trustee for the Tyne Theatre & Opera House Preservation Trust says
“After the amazing success of Sweeney Todd, Tyne Theatre Productions are
delighted to announce their production of Oklahoma! We will be delivering a
classic interpretation of this grand work with a large cast and large live full
orchestra playing the original orchestrations. We are delighted to announce
that Parkdean Resorts will once again be sponsoring our production. This provides
vital support and allows a large proportion of ticket sales to go towards the restoration
of the beautiful and unique Grade 1 listed Victorian opera house.”
Joanne
Johnson, Director of Tyne Theatre & Opera House says: “We were thrilled
with the success of Sweeney Todd in March and can’t thank the Tyne Theatre
Productions volunteers enough for their hard work and dedication. It’s
fantastic that they will be putting on another production in 2016, and I have
no doubt that it will be an incredible show.”
On The Web:
Twitter:
@TyneTheatreProd
Tickets:
£13 Full price, £10 Concessions, £8 Limited View (plus booking fees when
booking online and over the phone)
The
Tyne Theatre & Opera House Box Office is open 10am-3:30pm Monday to Friday and event
days
Booking
and Information Line: 0844 2491 000 (10am – 6pm Monday to Friday)
More
information at the Website: www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk
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