FROM a cross-dressed Victorian romp to a modern take on Gilbert and Sullivan inspired political satire, Cox & Box – Mrs Bouncer’s Legacy returns to launch the 60th summer season of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough.
The theatre has announced a new cast for the revival of the 2014 comedy musical, which runs from tomorrow (Thursday) to May 30, and marks the first of five celebratory productions by the company in its milestone year.
Cox & Box – Mrs Bouncer’s Legacy sees Sir Arthur Sullivan’s one-act comic opera reinvented, with a sequel by Chris Monks and Richard Atkinson, in a musical about deception, international relations and chickens.
Director Chris Monks said: “I’m really looking forward to reviving Cox & Box – Mrs Bouncer’s Legacy, with the added energy of two new cast members it is bound to change and develop. I’m also chuffed to bits that we can take the show on its own Tour de Yorkshire and introduce new audiences to the work of the Stephen Joseph Theatre.”
Cox & Box, 1866: Cox is an apprentice hatter who works by day and Box is a printer who works by night. The two unknowingly share the same rented room, hoodwinked by their thrifty landlady, Mrs Bouncer.
Mrs Bouncer’s Legacy, 2016: A recently-elected government has repatriated all migrant workers. Twin sisters Urszula and Krystyna are secretly sharing a room – the very same one – in a rundown B&B where their landlord is a member of the UZIP party.
Wrapped up with a heart-warming happy ending, you won’t be able to stop yourself singing Fetch a Pan or Yorkshire is So Beautiful.
The theatre will welcome Darren Southworth, as seen in the original West End cast of Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Emilia Williams from the West End and national tour of Dirty Dancing, who will join original company member Lara Stubbs.
Tickets for Cox & Box – Mrs Bouncer’s Legacy are available from the box office on 01723 370541 and online at sjt.uk.com
Under 30s tickets at £6 are available in person from the box office on proof of ID.
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