The new festival which was postponed this year, will take place in April 2023 at Ragley Hall, in Warwickshire.
This new festival will bring together some of the biggest West End and Broadway stars for a day filled musical theatre performances and experiences, taking place on the 30th April at Ragley Hall.
With two two professional stages, a silent disco, theatre village, backstage hub, community bandstand, a funfair and food and drink stalls, the Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival is perfect for those who love musical theatre.
The first of the headliners of the 2022 postponed festival are returning for the re-launched event in 2023. Fresh from her toe-tapping turn in Anything Goes, Kerry Ellis (We Will Rock
You; Wicked) will be joined by fellow headliners and Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro, in one of their last ever performances; stage and TV star Lee Mead (Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat; Wicked; Legally Blonde: The Musical); Olivier Award-winning singer and actress Cassidy Janson (& Juliet; Beautiful: The Carol King Musical; Avenue Q); and Over the Rainbow contestants and musical stars Lauren Samuels (Bend It Like Beckham; Grease; We Will Rock You) and Sophie Evans (Wicked; The Wizard of Oz; Lord of the Dance). Each of the performers will be accompanied by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra. Further performer will be announced soon.
Mike Wilson, producer of Gaiety Festival said: “We are delighted that Gaiety Festival is back, and bigger than ever! Our production team continue to work tirelessly to stage an event
unlike anything seen before; a festival where musical theatre fans from across the country can immerse themselves in the best entertainment and experiences on offer. Today’s
announcement is just the beginning, and we can’t wait to share even more exciting news over the coming months as we count down to the big day. It’s going to be spectacular!”
The outdoor Gaiety Festival will bring the best of musical theatre to the stunning grounds of Ragley Hall Warwickshire, a magnificent stately home near Shakespeare’s birthplace,
Stratford-upon-Avon. Alongside standard, family, and VIP tickets, there will be return travel packages from Birmingham, London, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Worcestershire and Coventry from Gaiety Festival’s Official Coach Partner, Big Green Coach, so musical fans from around the country can easily get to Ragley Hall.
To book tickets and to find out more visit: https://gaietyfestival.co.uk/