Striking 12
UK Premiere
'Waterloo East deserves to be laded for bringing new musical work to London and there is enough charm and charisma from this small cast to bring a little festive cheer to Waterloo'
Fourthwall Magazine
'More artfully crafted and engaging than virtually all the standard-mold musical coming out way these days'
Charles Isherwood - The New York Times
'Striking 12 is indeed a holiday show that has more heart and fun than most of the manufactured entertainments competing for your consumer dollars'
Frank Scheck -The New York Post
Striking 12 is a concert-with-a-stroty, band-is-the-actors, secular holiday show which combines old fashioned uplift with a healthy dose of 21st-century skepticism. Weaving a modern-day New Year's Eve into Hans Christian Andersen's classic fable 'The Little Match Girl', this unique hybrid of musical theatre and live concert tells the story of a grumpy, overworked New Yorker whose resolve to spend New Year's Eve alone crumbles when an unexpected visitor brings some much-needed cheer. The show springs to life through an eclectic score that combines indie rock, pop, folk, jazz and Broadway into one cohesive score.
CAST
Simon Bailey
Rebecca Bainbridge
Natasha Barns
Roger Woods
CREATIVE
by the indie pop-rock trio GrooveLily
Director: Simon Griff
Musical Direction: John Banister
Designer: Natalie McCormack
Lighting by: Allan Ramsay
Sound by Edward Lewis
7 December - 2 January 2011
Waterloo East Theatre