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Thurs
5 June 08 - Sat 28 June 08
The Octagon Theatre, Bolton presents
the WORLD PREMIERE
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A NEW MUSICAL
Director Mark Babych
Musical Director Howard Gray
Designer
Richard Foxton |
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It’s Bolton, 1952. The year that rationing
ended. Marie works with Joe in her domineering
father’s café, Fat Franks. She imagines
one day eloping and becoming a singer in a jazz
band. Joe daydreams of another life in a better
place. Marie loves Joe and he loves her, but they
dare not show it.
But Joe’s parallel worlds are more than
just escapist fantasy. Joe is suffering flashbacks.
He’s traumatised from his time as a soldier
in World War II. To escape, he imagines Fat Franks
is Frankie’s Bar and Grill in New Orleans.
The gumbo boils, he’s the ladies’
favourite and he’s in the hometown of his
idol, Louis Prima. And just like Louis, Joe plays
the trumpet in Frankie’s Bar and Grill.
But Joe’s flashbacks are getting worse.
Torn between fantasy and reality he confesses
all to Marie. She leaves to find fame and fortune
in New Orleans. Joe follows. Will love conquer
all? Will Marie and Joe make sweet music together
in New Orleans?
Mark Davies Markham, best known for Taboo
– the Boy George musical (nominated for
4 Laurence Olivier Awards including Best Musical,
2004), has written Just A Gigolo especially
for The Octagon Theatre’s 40th Anniversary
Season. This new musical takes you on a wild journey
through the backstreets of Bolton to the downtown
magic of New Orleans. Love, romance and voodoo
entwine with the infectious rhythm and jazz of
classic jump, jive and swing.
Following the Octagon’s previous summer
smashes, Eight Miles High (2005), Blonde
Bombshells of 1943 (2006) and Song of
Singapore (2007), Just A Gigolo
promises another unique musical odyssey through
fifties Bolton and New Orleans.
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BOOKING
INFORMATION : Just
A Gigolo |
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| Performance
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Evenings:
7.30pm
Matinees: Sat 14 June, Wed 18 June, Sat
21 June & Wed 25 June, 2pm |
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| Ticket
Prices: |
£8.50 - £18.50, discounts
available including Season Tickets, Groups,
Schools and Young Person’s £4
Tickets - click
here for more information. |
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| Special
Diary Dates: |
Bargain
Nights: Thurs 5, Fri 6, Mon 9 June
(tickets £8.50 - £11.50)
Meet the director and cast: Tues 10 June
(free, post-show)
 Audio
Described performance: Weds 25 June, 7.30pm
 British
Sign Language (BSL) interpreted performance:
Thurs 26 June, 7.30pm |
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| Age
Guidance: |
12
- suitable for 12 years and over |
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| Running
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To be confirmed |
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