Get ready for the musical event of the season as Cole Porter’s timeless classic skips into town in a dazzling new production from the acclaimed producers of The King and I. Read more …
Wealthy socialite Tracy Lord is in the midst of planning a lavish summer wedding when her ex-husband Dexter Haven turns up to disrupt the proceedings in an attempt to try and win her back.
Adapted from the hit 1956 film, which starred screen legends Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra, High Society bubbles with a host of beautiful ballads including True Love, You’re Sensational and the unforgettable Well, Did You Evah!
So prepare yourself for a glorious night of vintage Hollywood as you’re invited to the wedding of the year, and what a swell party it is gonna be!
Michael Praed (Robin of Sherwood & The Sound of Music) stars as Dexter Haven, Teddy Kempner (Acorn Antiques The Musical and RSC’s Nicholas Nickleby) as Uncle Willie, Marilyn Cutts as Margaret Lord, Daniel Boys (Any Dream Will Do) as Mike Connor with the role of Tracy Lord played by Sophie Bould.
Large in scale but intimate in feel, director Anna Linstrum’s new touring production of High Society bursts onto the stage with a spring in its step.
Anna Linstrum’s lightweight production – with a swiftly-changing set of creamy-coloured pillars and doorways by Francis O’Connor – is so strongly focussed on the show’s storyline that it sometimes seems a little forgetful of the music.
A clever and satisfying production of the musical best known as The Philadelphia Story.
Michael Praed joins High Society in Edinburgh's Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday March 5, 2013, until Saturday March 9, 2013. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/festival
King's Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday April 30, 2013, until Saturday May 4, 2013. More info: www.theambassadors.com/kings/