New-look Crucible ensures festive musical sparkles

Actors from the cast of a new production of the musical Me and My Girl took to the stage at Sheffield's newly refurbished Crucible Theatre yesterday as rehearsals continued in preparation for their Christmas performances.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Dec 2010, 23:03 BST
Updated 7th Dec 2010, 23:03 BST

The show opened last week, but staff at the theatre said they were expecting large audiences in the run up to Christmas, and the company were going through their song and dance numbers once again in preparation.

The production, which the Crucible has described as a "major new revival" is directed by Anna Mackmin, who recently took charge of a production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing at London's Old Vic Theatre.

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Starring well-known actress Miriam Margolyes, Me and My Girl is set in 1937 England and centres around the aristocratic Hareford family who need an heir.

Songs include classics like The Sun Has Got His Hat On, Leaning on a Lamp Post and The Lambeth Walk.

Other members of the cast are Daniel Crossley as hero Bill Snibson, Richard Dempsey as Gerald Bolingbroke, Cara Elston as Mrs Brown, Steve Fortune as Lord Battersby, Jemima Rooper as Sally Smith, and Patrick Ryecart as Sir John Tremayne.

Me and My Girl runs at the Crucible Theatre until Saturday, January 29.

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