In the debut production from new theatre company Pint of Wine, Lauren Edwards and Katie Beudert will star as Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton in classic musical Side Show, playing at the CLF Art Cafe at the Bussey Building for selected dates in early October 2018.
Based on the true story of Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who became stars during the Depression, Side Show is a moving portrait of two women Joined At The hip whose extraordinary bondage brings them fame but denies them love. With book and lyrics by Bill Russell (Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens) and music by Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls), Side Show follows their progression from England to America, around the vaudeville circuit and to Hollywood on the eve of their appearance in the 1932 movie Freaks.Casting has been confirmed for the production, including Lauren Edwards (Parade, Frogmore Papermill) and Katie Beudert (Gatsby and Romeo & Juliet, The Union Theatre) as Violet and Daisy Hilton, Matthew James Nicholas (Terry), Barry O'Reilly (Buddy), Akmed Khemalai (Jake), Joe Brown, Daniel Gosselin, Kathryn Hyde, Nathalie Joel-Smith, Sandra Murray, Hannah Parker Smith, Olga-Marie Platt, Alona Walsh, Stephen Russell and Tristan Ward.
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