SYLVIA
ZooNation/ The Old Vic
The Old Vic Theatre 2018
Image credit: Manuel Harlan
Votes for Women and a fractured family at a momentous hour in British history.
100 years after the first women in Britain were granted the vote, Kate Prince combines dance, hip hop, soul and funk to shed new light on a remarkable story at the heart of the Suffragette movement.
SYLVIA is a modern musical celebrating the life of Sylvia Pankhurst, her pivotal role in the campaign for women’s rights and the price of the passion and politics that tore her family apart.
Book Kate Prince & Priya Parmar, Music Josh Cohen & DJ Walde, Additional Music Kate Prince, Lyrics Kate Prince, Additional Lyrics Josh Cohen & DJ Walde, Director & Choreographer Kate Prince, Designer Ben Stones, Lighting Natasha Chivers, Sound Clement Rawling, Casting Jessica Ronane CDG, Musical Supervisor/Vocal Arranger Michael Henry, Musical Director/Band Leader Josh McKenzie, Associate Director/Choreographer Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, Associate Lighting Andy Purves, Baylis Assistant Director Nell Ranney
Cast Delroy Atkinson, Carly Bawden, Verity Blyth, John Dagleish, Jade Hackett, Todd Holdsworth, Izuka Hoyle, Beverley Knight, Genesis Lynea, Jaye Marshall, Tachia Newell, Maria Omakinwa, Karl Queensborough, Ross Sands, Witney White, Elliotte Williams N’Dure
“It is being presented as a “work in progress” but, although it is far from the finished article, it already has the pungent smell of success.” ★★★★ Michael Billington