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DEBORAH GOODMAN PUBLICITY
THE WEST END PREMIERE OF
PALACE WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST –
THEATRE
Cambridge Circus London, W1D 5AY
SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2015
Press information for immediate release: WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2015
Stars from the worlds of pop, musical theatre and Saturday night TV are joining forces for a brand new
family musical that’s trotting into the West End this summer.
SIMON WEBBE (Blue, Strictly Come Dancing, Sister Act), ALISON JIEAR (Olivier Nominated - Jerry Springer
The Opera, On The Town, Britain’s Got Talent), LEANNE JONES (Hairspray), TAOFIQUE FOLARIN (The Lion King,
Avenue Q) and DANIEL BUCKLEY(Book of Mormon) star in this latest musical from the dynamic and multi-award
winning musical theatre song-writing duo that is GEORGE STILES and ANTHONY DREWE.
Stiles (music) and Drewe (book and lyrics) put their own musical twist on the retelling of this classic fairy
tale which will play at The Palace Theatre from Wednesday 5th August to Sunday 6th September 2015.
Discover how the three little porkers become world renowned celebrity superstars when forced to leave the
warmth of their mother’s overcrowded sty. Will the 3 Little Pigs cope without their adoring mother’s
“hogs and kisses”? Will their DIY building skills cut the mustard? And will they be able to stand on their
own four trotters and outwit the Big Bad Wolf?
Stiles and Drewe met at Exeter University where George was studying music and Anthony Zoology –
so it’s little wonder that animals tend to feature in their musicals, which include: Honk!, Betty Blue Eyes,
Just So, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan and Soho Cinders.
Stiles and Drewe say: ‘‘Most children will know the story of THE 3 LITTLE PIGS, so our job has been to
reinvent it in a theatrical way, with hummable, memorable songs that will appeal to the whole family.
Our 3 Little Pigs - Bar who loves to exercise, Bee who is “green” to the core, and Q the insatiable bookworm –
learn to work together as a team to defeat the Big Bad (but possibly misunderstood) Wolf. We love surprising and
bewitching our younger audiences, some of whom will be visiting the theatre for the first time. We take it as
a great responsibility to encourage and nurture audiences of the future, so we try to ensure their first experience
of a musical is a memorable one.”
The show is produced by KENNY WAX whose Laurence Olivier Awards include: The Play That Goes Wrong,
Top Hat and Once On This Island. His Olivier nominated shows for family audiences include: Hetty Feather,
The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Tall Stories’ production of Room on the Broom.
Kenny says “I would like to extend my thanks to Nica Burns and Laurence Miller at Nimax Theatres for
welcoming our newest family entertainment into the Palace theatre, and continuing our fantastically successful
ten year partnership encouraging the young kids of today to become our adult audiences of tomorrow.”
The piglets will start their journey at North Finchley artsdepot on 24 July with a pit stop at Birmingham
Town Hall from 28 July before the West End season.
THE 3 LITTLE PIGS will be directed by ANTHONY DREWE with set and costumes designed by JASON DENVIR,
choreography by EWAN JONES, lighting designed by OLIVER FENWICK, sound by SHOCK AUDIO and casting
by PIPPA AILION.
The Commitments continues its successful run with an
unaffected performance schedule at the Palace.
Performance running time is 55 minutes with no interval.
Children of all ages from 3+. Tickets from £10
www.3littlepigslive.com
A GREAT
BIG LITTLE WEST END SHOW
SIMON
WEBBE WOLF
Best known
as a member
of the British boy band
BLUE selling over 15 million
records and penning many
of their hits, Simon has also
released solo albums and had
five UK Top 40 Singles. In
2008 he was a contestant
on ‘I’m a Celebrity... get me
out of here!’ with Ant and
Dec. Last year he appeared
on Strictly Come Dancing
with dancing partner
Kristina Rihanoff, ending the
series as Runners-up and
going on to win the Strictly
Live Tour. He has previously
appeared at the London
Palladium in the West
End musical production of
SISTER ACT.
ALISON
JIEAR MOTHER
Olivier
Nominated
as Best Actress in a Musical
for JERRY SPRINGER
THE OPERA, her remixed
version of her rendition
of ‘I Just Wanna Dance’
from the musical became
a popular dance track in
nightclubs in the U.S.,
Europe and Australia. Alison
most recently appeared on
Britains Got Talent singing
‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’
advancing to the semi-final
receiving a ‘yes’ from all four
judges. She has appeared
in the West End in THE
FABULOUS SINGLETTES,
ON THE TOWN and
THE HOT MIKADO, and
performed at the English
National Opera, Theater Du
Chatelet in Paris and the
Sydney Opera House.
LEANNE
JONES
BEE
For her
professional
debut playing Tracy Turnblad
in HAIRSPRAY, Leanne
won the Laurence Olivier
Award for Best Actress in a
Musical, The Critics Circle
Award for Most Promising
Newcomer and Theatregoers
Choice Award for Best
Actress in a Musical. She has
also appeared in MOLLY’S
WOBBLY TIT FACTORY at
the Lyric Theatre, Belfast,
and on ‘The Voice’ on BBC1.
TAOFIQUE
FOLARIN BAR
Taofique
has recently
finished playing Banzai in
the West End production of
Disney’s THE LION KING
which he previously played
in Germany. He has also
appeared as Tyrone in FAME,
Gary Coleman in AVENUE Q,
Eat Moe in 5 GUYS NAMED
MOE and Petrucchio in THE
TAMING OF THE SHREW.
DANIEL
BUCKLEY Q
Training:
Mountview.
Theatre credits include
ORIGINAL STAND by Elder
Cunningham in THE BOOK
OF MORMON (Prince of
Wales), Lardo in LARDO
(MR Productions), Gary
in USHERS the Front of
House Musical (Charing
Cross Theatre), Marvin
Camden and 1st cover Lucas
in LOSERVILLE (Garrick &
West Yorkshire Playhouse),
Piggy in LORD OF THE
FLIES (UK tour), FRESHER
– THE MUSICAL (Edinburgh
Fringe) and Otto in SPRING
AWAKENING (UK tour).
Daniel can be seen as Matt in
the web series ‘The Interval’.
WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST –
SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2015
PALACE THEATRE
PALACE THEATRE
SUMMER 2015
Cambridge Circus London, W1D 5AY
Wednesday
5th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Book now by calling 0844 482 9676
Or visit www.nimaxtheatres.com
Thursday
6th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Saturday
8th August 2015
10.30am
EARLY BOOKING OFFER: QUOTE ‘PIGS’ WHEN
YOU BOOK AND PAY BEFORE 8 JUNE AND GET –
Sunday
9th August 2015
10.15am
Monday
10th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Tuesday
11th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Thursday
13th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Friday
14th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Saturday
15th August 2015
10.30am
• BAND A: £24.50
• BAND B: £18.50
• RV: £15.00
• PREMIUM SEATS: £29.50 to include a free postergramme
• FAMILY TICKET: four tickets £80 (applies to Band A tickets) –
Only bookable until 1 July 2015
• SCHOOLS: £10, and buy 10 tickets get 11th free Only valid for performances on 3rd & 4th September
• GROUPS 10+: £15.00, and buy 10 tickets and get the 11th free
Sunday
16th August 2015
10.15am
Monday
17th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Tuesday
18th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Running time: 55 minutes, no interval.
• PREMIUM SEATS: £24.50 includes a free postergramme
• BAND A SEATS: £18.50
• FAMILY TICKET: £60 Admits 4 (applies to Band A and Band B)
STANDARD PRICING
Thursday
20th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Friday
21st August 2015
11am & 2pm
Saturday
22nd August 2015
10.30am
Sunday
23rd August 2015
10.15am
Monday
24th August 2015
11am & 2pm
11am & 2pm
Tuesday
25th August 2015
LISTINGS INFORMATION
Thursday
27th August 2015
11am & 2pm
FRIDAY 24 – SUNDAY 26 JULY
ARTDEPOT NORTH FINCHLEY
Box Office 020 8369 5454
www.artsdepot.co.uk
Friday
28th August 2015
11am & 2pm
Saturday
29th August 2015
10.30am
Sunday
30th August 2015
10.15am
TUESDAY 28 JULY – SUNDAY 2 AUGUST
BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL
Box Office 0121 345 0600
Monday
31st August 2015
11am & 2pm
Thursday
3rd September 2015
11am
Friday
4th September 2015
11am & 2pm
Saturday
5th September 2015
10.30am
Sunday
6th September 2015
10.15am
Alison Jiear will not appear on 21 & 31 August 2015.
National critics to review at The Palace Theatre only –
press performances 2pm Wednesday 5 August or 11am or 2pm on Thursday 6 August.
For further information, interviews, photography, press allocation please contact:
Deborah Goodman @ DGPR on +44 (0)20 8959 9980 or [email protected]
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