The new musical will run at the venue’s Queen Elizabeth Hall from the 31st July until the 18th August.
Rifco Theatre Company in partnership with Watford Palace Theatre and HOME Manchester have announced that their production of new musical Frankie Goes to Bollywood will have a London run this summer.
The news comes as the musical has opened for its world premiere for a three week run at Watford Palace Theatre. It will then head to HOME Manchester for a 10 date run, ahead of a national tour which will culminate in the three week Southbank run.
During its tour, Frankie Goes to Bollywood will also visit:
- Beck Theatre, Hayes Tue 28 May – Sat01 Jun 2024
- Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch – Tue 04 June – Sat 08 June
- Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Tue 11 Jun – Sat 15 Jun 2024
- Alhambra, Bradford – Tue 18 Jun – Sat22 Jun 2024
- Theatre Royal, Windsor Tue 25 Jun – Sat 29Jun
- Belgrade Theatre Coventry Tue 02 Jul – Sat 06 Jul 2024
- New Theatre, Cardiff – Tues 16 Jul – Sat 20 Jul 2024
From the makers of Britain’s Got Bhangra comes a new musical about Bollywood’s lure.
Frankie never wanted to be a star, but after a chance encounter with a director, she finds herself transported to the ruthless world of Bollywood.
As she climbs the sparkling staircase of stardom, Frankie must confront what she is willing to do for fame and fortune. Can she stay in the Bollywood family and still be true to herself?
The musical has been conceived by Artistic Director of Rifco, Pravesh Kumar MBE and is inspired by British-born faces in Bollywood as well as Pravesh’s own experience of being a Brit in Bollywood who said: “Frankie is a multi-layered piece of theatre. It offers a sumptuous British spin on the glorious stories of Bollywood; a breathtakingly colourful journey of romance, sweeping songs and vibrant dance, juxtaposed with exploration of the darker undercurrent within the culture. This is a celebration of everything glorious and spectacular about Bollywood and Indian culture while highlighting less-positive experiences women face. I wanted to highlight this issue, because it’s men’s responsibility to shine a light on sexism, and to call it out whenever and wherever they see it. I hope this show is a catalyst.”
The cast for the production includes: Laila Zaidi (Frankie), Helen K Wint (Malika/ Maa), Shakil Hussain (Raju King), Gigi Zahir (Shona), Navin Kundra (Prem) and Katie Stasi (Goldy/ Raju’s Mother).
Meanwhile, the creative team includes: movement direction and costume design by Andy Kumar, musical direction and supervision by Josh Sood, lighting design by Phillip Gladwell, sound design by Chris Murray and set design by Chris Murray.
To book tickets for the London run visit: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/performance-dance/frankie-goes-bollywood?eventId=988970