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St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4ES
Closed May 7, 2016
"We at ENO believe that the combination of multiple award-winning Glenn Close, making her West End stage debut, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Sunset Boulevard, will once again pack the London Coliseum with ENO regulars and new audiences for us."
ENO CEO Cressida Pollock
Hollywood royalty Glenn Close makes her West End debut in this brand new semi staging of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. As part of the same initiative between the ENO and GradeLinnit Company that brought us Emma Thompson's unforgettable turn in Sweeney Todd this year, Sunset Boulevard will receive the concert treatment with backing from the ENO orchestra in this extra special run.
Silent movie star Norma Desmond has locked herself away from the public gaze after the advent of "talkies", believing herself to still be a huge star but also desperate for one last stab at immortal glory. In enters the naive and sturggling screenwriter Joe Gillis, who is taken with the volatile Norma whilst on the run from repo men. Norma has written a rambling script for a new movie, Salome, which she believes will restore her to her former adulation. However, Joe realises that it needs work, and agrees to re-script it in return for room and board.
However, the relationship develops into a sexual one, with Joe becoming Norma's kept man, with jealousy and lies creeping into both parties. The deteriorating relationship heads to a bloody and tragic conclusion when Norma realises Joe has been unfaithful, and that her movie will never be filmed.
Previews from: 1 April 2016
Opening night: 4 April 2016
You may be required to wear a mask during this performance. Please contact the venue directly for more information.
Glenn Close as Norma Desmond
Michael Xavier as Joe Gillis
Fred Johanson as Max von Mayerling
Siobhan Dillon as Betty Schaefer
Julian Forsyth as Cecil B DeMille
Mark Goldthorp as Sheldrake
Fenton Gray as Manfred
Haydn Oakley as Artie Green
James Paterson as Jonesy
Chorus: Carly Anderson, Jacob Chapman, Ria Jones, Katie Kerr, Aaron Lee Lambert, Vicki Lee Taylor, Jo Morris, Ashley Robinson, Gary Tushaw and Adam Vaughan.
Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber
Lyrics & Book by Don Black & Christopher Hampton
STELLAR Sastifying must-see!
Sunset Boulevard is nothing but fully and perfectly formed.
The ENO's fresh reincarnation of the classic is setting the West End alight with its holy trinity of magnificent leading lady, timeless score and brilliant ensemble casting.
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