'Come Dancing' to Play Theatre Royal Stratford East

"Come Dancing", the new musical written by former Kinks singer-songwriter Ray Davies, will have its world premiere this fall at east London's Theatre Royal Stratford East, for a limited run from 13 September to 25 October 2008, before a possible West End transfer.

"Come Dancing" is set in and around the Ilford Palais in the 1950s, and according to press notes "takes us back to a time when Saturday night dancing at the local palais was the magical, not-to-be-missed highlight of every young person's week".

"Come Dancing" will be directed by Theatre Royal Stratford East artistic director Kerry Michael, who directed the reggae musical The Harder They Come, an adaptation of the Jimmy Cliff film, which transferred to the West End last month following limited seasons at the Barbican and Stratford East, where it premiered in April 2006.

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