TV: Meet The Creatives Behind New Musical UNEXPECTED JOY

The European premiere of Bill Russell and Janet Hood's new musical Unexpected Joy transfers from its Off-Broadway run, at the York Theatre Company, to London's Southwark Playhouse from 5 September 2018. Watch a video interview below!

The all-female cast is made up of: Janet Fullerlove as Joy; Jodie Jacobs as Rachel; Melanie Marshall as Lou; and Kelly Sweeney as Tamara. Watch our cast interview here

Award-winning producers Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment and Jim Kierstead of Kierstead Productions have joined forces to bring Unexpected Joy to audiences on both sides of the pond.

The creative team is completed by: Amy Anders Corcoran (Director), Gareth Bretherton (Musical Director), Verity Johnson (Designer), Nic Farman (Lighting Designer), James Nicholson (Sound Designer), Jane Deitch (Casting Director) and Chris Matanlé (General Manager for Aria Entertainment).

In this second video, Jamie Body for BroadwayWorld meets the creatives behind the show to discuss the process of bringing it to London. watch!