This Spring Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine will arrive at Brighton’s Theatre Royal. It will play from February 27th – March 2nd. Leicester’s Curve theatre have already successfully adapted various Roald Dahl novels, including The Twits, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Witches. The new show will also tour in Southampton, Leeds and Torquay after its stint in Brighton.
As in many of Dahl’s works, this quirky children’s novel pits children against grown-ups as George, the young hero, attempts to put a stop to his grizzly grandmother’s cruelty. One day, when his parents have left him alone with her, he concocts a marvellous new medicine to fix her. Things don’t go quite as planned however, and strange and marvellous things begin to happen…
The cast is made up of Preston Nyman playing George, Lisa Howard as the gruesome grandmother (known for her recurring role in the t.v show Emmerdale) and Catherine Morris and Justin Wilman, playing George’s parents. Directinng is Julia Thomas, known for her role as emerging Director on A Provincial Life and Assistant Director on Iliad for National Theatre Wales. The show’s Designer will be Morgan Large, the show’s Composer will be Tasha Taylor-Johnson. Lighting design is by Jack Weir, Sound Designer by David Gregory, and the Casting Director will be Kay Magson.
★★★★★
‘Outstanding adaptation of Roald Dahl’s anarchic children’s classic.’
The Stage
★★★★★
‘Simply marvellous.’
East Midlands Theatre
Tickets for the show are available here.
Theatre Royal, New Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1SD
