Landor Theatre Presents BY JEEVES With New Choreography Feb 1-Mar 5

With stunning new tap dancing choreography, the 15th anniversary London production of Alan?Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical BY JEEVES, is to play 5 weeks at the Landor Theatre from Tuesday 1 February to Saturday 5 March.

The Press Night is Tuesday 8 February at 7.30pm

BY JEEVES, based on the stories of Bertie Wooster and his butler Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, features a fantastic tap-dancing cast and 13 delightful songs composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn. It is as refreshingly English as a gin and tonic!

When Bertie Wooster's banjo mysteriously disappears just as he is about to give a concert in a church hall, his quick-witted and unflappable manservant Jeeves suggests that he entertain his audience by relating the hapless romantic misadventures of his circle of high-society London cronies...

Full casting to be announced shortly

The director is Nick Bagnall, who directed ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE at Trafalgar Studios and the recent 50th anniversary production of BILLY LIAR at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

The new tap-inspired choreography is by Andrew Wright, who recently won rave reviews for "42nd Street" at Chichester Festival Theatre:

".....an exhilarating orgy of tap-dancing... Andrew Wright's choreography has both wit and a winning vitality"?
Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph

"... the hoofing is fabulous... the most expressive tap I have seen. It is polished, it is joyful"?
Libby Purves, The Times

"42nd Street offers lavish scope for choreography imaginatively seized by Andrew Wright"?
Michael Bllington, The?Guardian

Production design is by Morgan Large, whose West End credits include FLASHDANCE, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, NEVER FORGET, &?FOOTLOOSE; Lighting Design by Olivier Award-winning Mike Robertson (SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE) and his associate Howard Hudson; Sound?Design by Matt McKenzie for Autograph.

The press have been united in their praise for the Landor Theatre's 2010 slate of musicals, produced by Thomas Hopkins, and hailed the venue as a new powerhouse for musicals:

SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE: "A smashing, plotless revue and the wonderful fringe revival at the Landor has Steph Fearon, semi-finalist in the recent Over The Rainbow TV contest, among a scintillating ensemble cast." **** (4 stars) Mark Shenton, The Sunday Express **** (4 stars) Critics Choice, Time Out

CLOSER THAN EVER:?"Menier Chocolate Factory watch out! The Landor is snapping at your heels in both productions and menu! If music be the food of love then see Close Than Ever at the Landor" Paul Vale, The Stage

TOMORROW MORNING: "Neat performances all round, and a very cunning design from Chris de Wilde, signpost the future for this brave venue, which is turning itself into a miniature musical powerhouse. It slips down as easily as champagne" Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

"The West End standard Tomorrow Morning is at the ever up-and-coming Landor, which has long been in the making as a fringe powerhouse for musicals, but whose time seems to have finally arrived." Mark Shenton, The Stage

Musical Director David Rose
Production Designer Morgan Large
Lighting Design Mike Robertson
Sound Designer Matt McKenzie for Autograph
General Management Stoneman Associates

The Landor Theatre is located at 70 Landor Road, London, SW9 9PH. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 020 7737 7276 or visit www.landortheatre.co.uk

The nearest rail is Clapham High?Street and the nearest tube is Clapham North station.

The show will run Tuesday 1 February - Saturday 5 March, Tuesdays - Saturdays at 7.30pm and Saturday &?Sunday matinees at 2.30pm. Tickets are £22.50

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