⭐ RUTHIE HENSHALL TO STAR IN HOPE MILL THEATRE REVIVAL OF STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S PASSION ⭐
Olivier Award winner and Musical Theatre icon Ruthie Henshall will lead a reimagining of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s multi-award-winning Passion at the Hope Mill Theatre, it has been announced.
Directed by Michael Strassen this revival will reenergise the tale of love, sex and obsession in a new dynamic staging.
Arguably Sondheim’s most lyrical and romantic work, Passion is a legendary musical based on Ettore Scola’s Italian film, Passion d’Amore. Situated in 19th Century Italy, the production tells the tale of a young soldier, Giorgio, who is obsessively pursued by the relation of his superior officer, Fosca – a woman prone to severe melancholy and mania.
Exploring the consequences of intense passion and obsessive adoration, Passion is a ravishing and thought-provoking look at the lengths people go to for desire.
Produced by Thomas Hopkins, Guy Chapman, Paul Schofield and Ruthie Henshall.
Passion has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story was adapted from Ettore Scola’s 1981 film Passione d’Amore, and its source material, Iginio Ugo Tarchetti’s 1869 novel Fosca.
Passion will play the Hope Mill Theatre, running from 5th May – 5th June 2022, with tickets on sale now.
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Tickets & more info – https://hopemilltheatre.co.uk/events/passion
