⭐ JUST FOR ONE DAY – LIVE AID MUSICAL – WORLD PREMIERE ANNOUNCED FOR THE OLD VIC ⭐
The world premiere of JUST FOR ONE DAY, a new musical based on the events of Live Aid, has been announced for The Old Vic.
The Old Vic, by permission of The Band Aid Charitable Trust, will stage JUST FOR ONE DAY, a new musical written by best-selling author John O’Farrell (Mrs Doubtfire, Something Rotten) and directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, The Little Big Things). It will play a limited run at The Old Vic, early next year.
Starring Julie Atherton, Ashley Campbell, Jackie Clune, Craige Els, James Hameed, Naomi Katiyo, Hope Kenna, Freddie Love, Emily Ooi and Rhys Wilkinson, with further casting to be announced.
Political unrest, social revolution, boom and bust. In a decade of neon and noise, one moment made the world stand still and brought 1.5 billion people together – and they all have a story to tell about ‘the day rock ‘n’ roll changed the world’.
Featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, The Cars, Status Quo, Paul Weller, Sade, The Boomtown Rats, Bryan Adams, Diana Ross, Ultravox and more.
JUST FOR ONE DAY features a book by John O’Farrell, directed by Luke Sheppard, musical supervision, arrangements & orchestration by Matthew Brind, choreography by Ebony Molina, set design by Soutra Gilmour, costume design by Fay Fullerton, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Gareth Owen, video & animation by Andrzej Goulding and casting by Stuart Burt CDG.
Since its formation in 1984 The Band Aid Charitable Trust has spent the past four decades working across Africa to support organisations dedicated to the prevention or relief of poverty and famine through charitable grants. 10% from the sale of every ticket for JUST FOR ONE DAY will be donated to the Trust to support their ongoing global relief efforts.
Supported by Jamie Wilson Productions, Kevin McCollum, Sonia Friedman Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions, Kenny Wax Ltd and the Ambassador Theatre Group.
JUST FOR ONE DAY will play The Old Vic, running from 26th January – 30th March 2024.
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Tickets & more info – https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/event/just-for-one-day
