Chichester Festival Theatre’s Festival 2022, along with a roster of special events to mark
its 60th anniversary season, has been announced by Artistic Director Daniel Evans
and Executive Director Kathy Bourne.
An exciting line-up not to be missed!
Three musicals:
Susan Stroman makes her Chichester debut directing and choreographing the
musical comedy Crazy For You, with music & lyrics by George Gershwin
and Ira Gershwin, book by Ken Ludwig; Charlie Stemp returns to Chichester
to lead the cast
Local Hero, book by David Greig and music & lyrics by Mark Knopfler,
based on the Bill Forsyth film, is directed by Daniel Evans
The Famous Five: A New Musical, music & lyrics by Theo Jamieson, book
by Elinor Cook, based on books by Enid Blyton, is directed by Tamara Harvey
in a co-production with Theatr Clwyd
Theatre Village is delighted to hear some plays which were delayed are coming in 2022!
Five new plays, including three delayed from 2020:
New plays by Kate Mosse and Alecky Blythe open the season as previously
announced: The Taxidermist’s Daughter directed by Róisín McBrinn,
and Our Gneration, a co-production with the National Theatre, directed
by Daniel Evans
The Unfriend by Steven Moffat, with Amanda Abbington, Frances Barber
and Reece Shearsmith, directed by Mark Gatiss
The Narcissist by Christopher Shinn, directed by Josh Seymour
Stephen Beresford’s The Southbury Child with Alex Jennings, directed
by Nicholas Hytner in a co-production with The Bridge Theatre,
Great modern dramas:
Henry Goodman plays Poirot in Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express adapted by Ken Ludwig and directed by Jonathan Church
Nicole Charles recreates her acclaimed Chichester production of Roy
Williams’s Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads in the Minerva Theatre
All the the information can be found via this link