Cat Stevens 'MOONSHADOW' Rumored To Hit West End July 2009

WhatsOnStage is reporting that the Cat Stevens musical Moonshadow is expected to open in the West End later this year. The show was originally due to have a run at the Northampton Royal and Derngate this July but the venues were unavailable; the show will now jump straight into its West End run.

According to a spokesperson who spoke to Whatsonstage.com "It didn't make sense to mount a full production for one theatre and have an unknown gap before having to remount it for another theatre."

The plan now is to open in the West End this autumn, securing the right small to mid-sized venue this summer as the schedule for late 2009 starts to "shake out".

Moonshadow is written by Yusuf Islam (Stevens) and co-directed by Nicola Traherne and Swede Anders Albien. 

The plot revolves around a young boy who leaves home on a journey of self-discovery, only to find himself arriving back home again.

Moonshadow features over 30 Cat Stevens' hits from the 1960s and 70s such as "Morning Has Broken", "Peace Train", "Father and Son", "Oh Very Young" and the song from which the show takes its title, as well as four songs in the production from his latest album, Road Singer, which will be re-released to coincide with the stage show reports WhatsOnStage.