
The Belgrade Theatre and Big Broad Productions present
CRUSH
A sizzling new musical comedy from Maureen Chadwick, Music and lyrics by Kath Gotts, Directed by Anna Linstrum, Designed by David Farley.
Friday 4 - Saturday 19 September 2015
- Presented at Belgrade Main stage
- Tickets: £18.50 to £30.75 Concessions: £13.50 to £28.75
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A SMASHING MUSICAL COMEDY STARRING ROSEMARY ASHE AND SARA CROWE
It’s 1963 and Dame Dorothea Dosserdale School for Girls has a proud tradition of fostering free spirits from all walks of life – so it’s a crushing blow when the new Headmistress turns out to be a tyrant with strict Victorian values.
St. Trinians meets Malory Towers in new musical Crush: a coming-of-age romp that celebrates schoolgirl friendships and fighting for what you believe in!
Starring Rosemary Ashe (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables , Oliver!, Mary Poppins) and Sara Crowe (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hay Fever, Private Lives) prepare for riotous routines and hockey sticks to the fore as our girls battle to save their school – and find true love – in this smashing musical comedy from the creators of Bad Girls The Musical.
“Kath Gotts strikes me as the brightest new prospect for British musical theatre in years” Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph
CAST
Rosemary Ashe (Miss Bleacher), Sara Crowe (Miss Austin), Kirsty Malpass (Miss Givings), Charlotte Miranda-Smith (Camilla), Stephanie Clift (Susan), Brianna Ogunbawo (Daimler), Georgia Oldman (Brenda), Eleanor Brown (Judith), Catherine Hayworth (Annabel), Emma Harrold, (Lavinia), James Meunier (Dorian), Jennifer Potts (Swing).
Listen to the music from CRUSH below:
Gala Night: On Friday 11 September we will be hosting a special fundraising event in support of the Belgrade Theatre Trust (Charity number 219163).
Ahead of the performance of CRUSH there will be a discussion on the Main Stage with our Artistic Director, Hamish Glen, and Associate Director, Justine Themen, about the work of the Belgrade.
There will then be a post-show party with a live band in the foyer and a complimentary glass of fizz for all audience members.
The evening starts at 7pm and tickets for this performance are priced at £34.25 & £37.50.
Credits:
Book – Maureen Chadwick (Waterloo Road, Footballers’ Wives)
Music & Lyrics – Kath Gotts (Bad Girls The Musical)
Director – Anna Linstrum (The Sound of Music, High Society)
Assistant Director – Harry Blumenau
Designer – David Farley
Lighting Designer – Johanna Town
Choreographer – Richard Roe
Orchestrator & Music Supervisor – Steven Edis
Musical Director – Helen Ireland
Sound Designer – Ben Harrison
Assoc. Sound Des. – Colin Newland
Casting Director – Debbie O’Brien
General Management – Arden Entertainment
All Rehearsal Photos by Catherine Ashmore.
Fri 4 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Sat 5 Sep | 2:30pm | |||
Sat 5 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Mon 7 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Tue 8 Sep | 7:00pm | |||
Wed 9 Sep | 2:30pm | |||
Wed 9 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Thu 10 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Fri 11 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Sat 12 Sep | 2:30pm | |||
Sat 12 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Mon 14 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Tue 15 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Wed 16 Sep | 2:30pm | |||
Wed 16 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Thu 17 Sep | 7:45pm | |||
Fri 18 Sep | 7:45pm | Signed Performance | ||
Sat 19 Sep | 2:30pm | Audio Described | ||
Sat 19 Sep | 7:45pm |
‘‘★★★★ A winning take on schoolgirl passions’‘
— The Independent
‘‘If ‘Crush’ isn’t a huge hit, I’ll eat my hockey stick.’‘
— What’s On Magazine
‘‘Lashings of jolly good fun.’‘
— Coventry Telegraph
‘‘If it were a G.C.S.E, it would be an A from me’‘
— Stratford Herald
Access Performances:
Signed Performance: Fri 18 Sept, 7.45pm
Audio Described Performance: Sat 19 Sept, 2.30pm

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