Glorious! at the Bear Pit
Glorious! by Peter Quilter, The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from 18 – 22 June 2024.
Preview
Glorious! The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Worst Singer in the World. A Bear Pit Theatre Production, directed by Phil Beeson.
Glorious! Is described variously by the critics as “a hilarious and heart-warming comedy”, “a lunatically funny comedy” and “an affectionate tribute to a 22-carat eccentric”.
Glorious! is set in 1940s New York, and follows the extraordinary performing career of Florence Foster Jenkins, “the worst singer in the world”, an enthusiastic soprano whose pitch was far from perfect, but who was the performer that everyone wanted to see live.
This delusional and joyously happy woman paid little attention to her critics as she warbled and screeched her way through the evening to an audience who mostly fell about with laughter.
Image courtesy of The Bear Pit Theatre.
Written by Peter Quilter, his plays have been produced in 40 countries around the world and translated into 30 languages. He has had three successful shows in London’s West End and a hit run on Broadway, and has twice been nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play and Best New Comedy. Glorious! Premiered in the West End in 2005 starring Maureen Lipman. It has now been seen by over a million people in theatres across five continents.
Image courtesy of The Bear Pit Theatre.
Cast:
Florence Foster Jenkins – Angela Minto
Dorothy – Viv Tomlinson
Maria – Lynn Taylor
Mrs Verrinder-Gedge – Margo McCleary
Cosme – Mark Ewins
St Clair – Paul Tomlinson
Production Team:
Director – Phil Beeson
Stage Manager – Lynda Liddament
Costume – Rebekah Artner, Elizabeth Foster
Lighting & Sound Design – Richard Ball
Set Build – Martin Tottle
Props – Barbara Treen
Crew – Andrew Lear, Bernard Hall
Marketing – Chris Dobson, Richard Sandle-Keynes, Jules Sparks
For tickets: https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/whats-on/glorious/
