Cheap London breaks to see Gone With The Wind April 13, 2008
Posted by admin in : Gone With the Wind, Special Offers , add a commentAnnouncement: Gone with the Wind is unfortunately closing early on June 14th so there are no more cheap packages left for this show. But if you’ve set your sights on a summer theatre break in London there are plenty of other great musicals on in the West End.
Show and Stay® the theatre breaks people have an amazing summer offer for cheap London breaks to see Gone With the Wind the musical weekdays, Monday to Thursday. Consider this deal:
From now until June 14th you can go and see Monday to Thursday evening performances of Gone With the Wind with one night’s hotel from just £84.50 per person as a special offer cheap London breaks package.
Make the booking now, see the show before it closes on June 14th
You can check your dates for your Gone With the Wind theatre break right here on London Theatre. Just scroll down to the booking form. The offer is available for Gone With Wind theatre beaks booked now for performances until the 14th June and represents a discount of £26 per person.
You stay at the London Travelodge Kings Cross. It’s a good quality 3 star hotel and it’s ideal for trips to the West End.
Rail Fares up to 40% Off!
You can even get a great deal on your rail fare with up to 40% off standard fares.
Offer Details
Right so here’s a quick recap on the conditions of the offer:
- Offer runs for evening performances Monday to Thursday
- Offer can be booked up to the 30th June 2008
- Offer is for performances from July 1st to the 27th September
- Offer price is based on you staying at the Travelodge Kings Cross
Book cheap london breaks now
Book your Gone With the Wind theatre break here:
Remember you must choose the Travelodge Kings Cross to get the special price, double or twin
You can also use the form below to choose any show and check availability.
The show
Gone with the Wind is well known as an epic American film and has now been produced as a full blown West-End musical directed by Trevor Nunn with Darius Deanesh starring as Rhett Butler and Jill Paice as Scarlett O’Hara. The live performance is also an epic which will take up most of your evening so it is advised to have your theatre meal beforehand, if you see what I mean, with each additional half hour’s entertainment represents even more value for your swanky but cheap London breaks at the Theatre.
Darius is Rhett Butler! February 1, 2008
Posted by admin in : Gone With the Wind, New London Theatre, news , add a commentDarius Danesh is to play Rhett Butler in the new musical version of Gone with the Wind! Clark Gable gave us the first, and for many the definitive, Rhett Butler, the cad who cared really but was damned if he’d show it, in the film version of Gone With The Wind, and now Darius hopes to make the role his own on stage.
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Darius came to fame via the TV show Pop Idol, and has had several platinum-selling records. He now lives in the Hollywood Hills but has been flying to London for secret meetings with Trevor Nunn and the show’s musical director Gareth Valentine.
Before Darius starts rehearsals in London, he’ll be working on his third album at his private LA studio. GWTW rehearsals start next week and are likely to be intense, especially as the script is still being tweaked.
It’s been suggested that there will be more emphasis on the roles of the slaves than in the film. So Jina Burrows’ Prissy and Natasha Yvette Williams’ Mammy should be both be much bigger parts than might have been assumed.
Jill Paice will play Scarlett; Edward Baker-Duly, Ashley; Madeleine Worrall, Melanie; Natasha Yvette Williams, Mammy; and Jina Burrows, Prissy.
Previews are at the New London Theatre from April 4, with official opening night on April 22.
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Gone With the Wind January 18, 2008
Posted by admin in : Gone With the Wind, Musicals, New London Theatre, news, theatre break , add a commentFor a damn fine theatre break this Spring you could do no better than join Miss Scarlett and Rhett Butler on their tempestuous journey in Gone With the Wind!
“Gone With the Wind will open in at the New London Theatre, Drury Lane on April the 22nd (pre-views from April 5th). Music and lyrics are by Margaret Martin. The show will be directed by the legendary Trevor Nunn. Nun will be working again with John Napier (of Cats and Les Miserables fame).
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The Cast
US star Jill Paice will be playing Scarlett. It’s her first chance to play a full on leading lady, as until now, she’s always undertaken ingenue roles. Best known here for the role of Laura in the Woman in White in 2006 .She played the adult Cosette in the US national tour of “Les Miserables” and the role of Sophie in the Las Vegas production of “Mamma Mia!” There is some irony for fans of the film, in the fact that her most recent role has been in, Curtains… 
Edward Baker-Duly will play the dull but good Ashley Wilkes and Madeleine Worrall will be Melanie Wilkes, Scarlett’s rival for Ashley’s affections in Gone with the Wind
But never mind that, who will play Rhett?
That devilish cad who frankly didn’t give a damn, but who we all knew secretly truly loved Scarlett and was a far greater hero than the ‘milksop’ Ashley. Hugh Jackman’s name has been mentioned but no official announcement has been made yet despite rehearsals starting in mid February. Jackman played Curly in the Royal National Theatre’s production of Nunn’s Oklahoma! in 1998 . However he’s about to play the title role in the new Wolverine film which is supposed to be filming from early 2008 and following that playing Billy in a re-make of Carousel, so it seems rather unlikely he’ll be able to fit it in. I’ll update this post as soon as I can find out. You can be sure it will have to be someone really dashing as he’ll be competing with Clarke Gable at his caddish best.
Gone With the Wind - The Plot
“Gone With the Wind” is based on Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel and the later film of the same name. Let’s hope this one is more successful than “Scarlett,” which was made in 1970 and sank without trace. The story is set in Atlanta in the 1860s. This is the Deep South and soon the Civil War is raging. It will be interesting to see how they handle some of the more unacceptable aspects of the plot. The story starts with the seventeen-year-old Scarlett O’Hara, and here three sisters living a life of luxury on their father’s plantation until the death of their father and the onset of the Civil War turn their world upside down. Scarlett’s journey through the war and the humiliations of poverty lead her to become involved with the exciting but unpredictable Rhett Butler. The book tells their story over ten years as the life they all once believed so solid crumbles in front of their eyes.
The part of Scarlett will be incredibly demanding as she will be centre stage (both literally and metaphorically) for much of the time. The audience must take her to their hearts, as they see her transform on her journey from being a spoilt, demanding princess to finally being left with almost nothing.
There have already been some workshop productions of the new musical. Paice has been involved from the start and has had a chance to make her mark on the role of Scarlett. The production may be more like Nun’s triumphant hit ‘Nicholas Nickleby’ than a recreation of the film. Characters are likely to narrate much of the story as they did in Nickleby.
I can’t wait to see Atlanta burn! I do hope we don’t just get told it happened 
Producer Scrofani says:
“Our task in presenting the musical stage version of this epic combines our obligation to remain true to Margaret Mitchell’s original story and characters while also revealing its relevance to our lives today. Our hope is that this theatrical adaptation will cause our audiences to rediscover this timeless and rich story, while also providing each of them a meaningful and memorable experience.”
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Yes, but will Atlanta burn???
Gone with the Wind opens on April 22nd
