⭐ L MORGAN LEE TO LEAD THE DANISH GIRL MUSICAL WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED FOR NEW THEATRE PETERBOROUGH ⭐
New Theatre Peterborough have announced that they will be working with writers Katie Lam and Alex Parker and director Tinuke Craig to host a workshop of a new musical adaptation of The Danish Girl.
The workshop will take place at the New Theatre Peterborough from 26th – 30th April 2021. This work has been made possible following funding received by the venue as part of the Cultural Recovery Fund.
The adaptation tells the story that many will recognise from the David Ebershoff book and the Academy Award-winning film starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander of the same name.
The original book is a fictionalised account based on the real life of Lili Elbe; beginning the story as Danish painter Einar Wegener, married to fellow painter Gerda Wegener and becoming one of the first people to undergo gender confirmation surgery.
The workshop will be led by American transgender actress L Morgan Lee as Lili alongside Laura Pitt-Pulford as Gerda, with Sharif Afifi, Kelly Agbowu, Jo Eaton-Kent, Siubhan Harrison, Chloe Hart, Chris Jenkins, Freddie King and Harrison Knights.
The project will also be supported by consultants Jake and Hannah Graf, two of the UK’s leading trans voices, and Harry Williams, one of the creatives and founders of the Trans Voices Company.
L Morgan Lee says, “I never would have guessed, in the middle of a pandemic, I’d be in my apartment in New York on Zoom with a creative team in London discussing a new musical. I’ve dreamed of getting my hands on this kind of material in a show but the reality is Black women, and even more specifically Black, trans women are so rarely, if ever, even considered. This creative team has taken the time to truly see the artists they work with. They are committed to telling this story using not only a trans woman to play Lili but a variety of trans people in many of the other roles throughout the show with a cast that reflects the world we live in. The process has been such a testament to the potential of where our industry has the potential to go and I’m so honored to be a part of that.”
The Danish Girl will be directed by award-winning director Tinuke Craig (The Color Purple – Leicester Curve/Birmingham Hippodrome).
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