⭐ WILD ROSE – STAGE MUSICAL ADAPTATION ANNOUNCED ⭐
The critically-acclaimed film Wild Rose is set to be adapted into a stage musical, it has been announced.
Tony & Oliver Award winner John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) will direct the world premiere of new stage musical Wild Rose, based on the 2018 film.
A workshop is being arranged for early 2023, with the hope the production will premiere in Scotland in 2024, with possible West End and Broadway transfers set to follow.
Tiffany is also working closely with screenwriter Nicole Taylor on adapting her story for the stage.
Directed by Tom Harper, the original film won BAFTA Scotland garlands for Best Feature and Best Actress for Jessie Buckley, who starred in breakout role of Rose-Lynn, who dreams of performing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville after being released from prison.
The story follows Rose-Lynn’s relationships with her two children and her mother Marion, played by Julie Walters in the film, and the friendship that develops between Rose-Lynn and Susannah (Sophie Okonedo), a wealthy local whose house she cleans.
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