THEATRE NEWS:
Three more Mirvish shows unveiled
23 Feb'10

JOHN COULBOURN - QMI Agency

The fact that three of the six shows in their forthcoming subscription season have already been announced did little to dim their enthusiasm Monday when David Mirvish and his company announced what’s going to be on the boards for the remainder of the 2010/11 season.

In addition to previously announced runs of the Broadway-bound PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT: THE MUSICAL, the Stratford Festival Production of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM and BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL, three additional shows have been added to the subscription roster.

They include an all new production of the Tony-winning THE SECRET GARDEN, slated to premiere in England and based on the novel of the same name, by Frances Hodgson Burnett; a new take on SWEET CHARITY from London’s acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre; and a new production of Tim Firth’s adaptation of his own movie, CALENDAR GIRLS, making its North American premiere under the direction of Marti Maraden.

Bruce Dow and Sean Cullen will alternate in Forum, sharing the role of the slave Pseudolus, while Steven Sutcliffe will step into the role of Hysterium, originated by Stephen Ouimette.

Specific dates and theatres will be announced at a later date for the subscription season. In addition to the six-show subscription season, Mirvish theatres will also play host to six other productions, including a remount of MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING at the Panasonic, ROCK OF AGES at the Royal Alexandra, MAMMA MIA! at the Princess of Wales, A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN at the Panasonic, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the Canon and WINGFIELD — LOST AND FOUND, in its Toronto premiere at the Panasonic.