The musical will run at the theatre from the 20th July until the 8th September, with a gala night taking place on the 25th July.
It has been announced that the pop musical featuring music by Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo and lyrics by Chris Bush and Miranda Cooper will be heading to London this summer.
Based on the book by Kate Pankhurst, which has been adapted for the stage by Chris Bush, the musical brings to life the remarkable stories of female characters from throughout history – including: Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie, Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, author Jane Austen, trailblazing pilot Amelia Earhart and innovative artist Frida Kahlo.
When young heroine Jade finds the Gallery of Greatness on a day trip, she is introduced to each of these iconic women, discovering their stories and how they changed the course of history as we know it.
While casting for the London production has yet to be announced, the creative team also includes: live arrangements by Jen Green (Beverley Knight; Pixie Lott), direction by Amy Hodge (Mr Gum and The Dancing Bear – The Musical!, National Theatre), designs by Joanna Scotcher (Emilia, Shakespeare’s Globe/Vaudeville Theatre), choreographer Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe (Dick Whittington, National Theatre), musical direction and supervison by Audra Cramer (Cinderella, Hope Mill Theatre;SIX, West End), lighting design by Zoe Spurr (Emilia, Shakespeare’s Globe/Vaudeville Theatre), sound design by Carolyn Downing (Summer & Smoke, Almeida/Duke of York’s Theatre) and co-sound designer Rob Bettle (Frozen: The Musical, Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Billy Elliot, UK tour; One Man, Two Guvnors, Theatre Royal Haymarket).
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World has been seen by audiences across the UK since 2021, including three nationwide tours, a summer at Theatre Royal Stratford East and a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe 2022.
To book tickets visit: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/fantastically-great-women/