DAMN YANKEES to Return to London This Fall

A Faustian musical about baseball may not be the most obvious plot choice but this production is gutsy and exciting and is certainly good reason to hurry to The Landor. Damn Yankees is back! Damn Yankees will play the Landor Theatre, 70 Landor Road, London SW9 9PH from Wednesday 1st October to Saturday 8th November 2014. Press night is set for Tuesday 7th October, 7.30pm.

From the composing and writing talent behind The Pajama Game, and with eight Tony Awards including Best Musical under its cap, Damn Yankees is the musical with enduring heart and is sure to be a home run hit.

When a devilish dealmaker offers Joe Boyd the chance to help the Washington Senators, his beloved baseball team, to win the Pennant race against those 'Damn Yankees', Joe takes it. But, as the Senators' stats soar, Joe realises he's losing his wife and looks for a loophole. Enter sizzling-hot temptress Lola - a founding member of the Home Wreckers Hall of Fame. Who will win? We're not telling!

With much-loved classics such as Whatever Lola Wants and You've Gotta Have Heart, it's no wonder that Damn Yankees ran for 1,019 performances in its original 1955 Broadway production. Among its many accolades, the 1997 London revival was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award.

2014 is the 75th anniversary of the retirement of Lou Gehrig - the famous Yankees player who was forced to retire after being diagnosed with ALS disorder (Motor Neurone Disease), which has been a frequent topic in the news recently due to the 'Ice Bucket Challenge'. Gehrig's 'Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth' speech has become an iconic moment in the history of baseball and Damn Yankees at the Landor is staged in recognition of his bravery and achievements.

Directed by Robert McWhir with musical director Michael Webborn, the production features words and music by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross and book by George Abbott & Douglass Wallop, based on novel by Douglass Wallop "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant". Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.

Tickets are available from www.landortheatre.co.uk or 020 7737 7276 at £20 (£18). Landor Theatre is located on Landor Road, a couple of minutes' walk from Clapham North station (on the Northern line). The other nearest underground stations are Brixton (on the Victoria line) and Stockwell (on the Northern and Victoria lines). The nearest rail station is Brixton.

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