An all-star cast take to the stage in the heart-warming and bittersweet comedy Steel Magnolias at the New Theatre, Cardiff from Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 April. Kacey Ainsworth (Annelle), Isla Blair (M’Lynn), Cheryl Campbell (Ouiser), Cherie Lunghi (Clairee), Sadie Pickering (Shelby) and Denise Welch (Truvy) comprise the cast for Robert Harling’s play. Adapted into a hit film starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley Maclaine, Darryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts, Robert wrote Steel Magnolias as a form of therapy following the death of his sister from diabetes. Steel Magnolias tells the story of six very special friends from deep south Louisiana who are bonded together by mutual triumphs and tragedies. Sharing each other’s strength and loyalty, these remarkable women survive the cycles of life, birth and death to emerge stronger, closer and still laughing. Kacey Ainsworth is most recognized for her role as Little Mo in EastEnders but other television credits include Midsomer Murders, Hotel Babylon, Where the Heart is, A Touch of Frost and Peak Practice. Her stage credits include Calendar Girls – on tour, Mothers, Sons and Other Lovers for the National Theatre and Attempts On Her Life, Pale Horse, Once Not and Smacking Mint for the Royal Court Theatre. Isla Blair’s theatre credits include The History Boys, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum and Noises Off all for the National Theatre. Her television credits include Law & Order, Casualty and Midsomer Murders and she also starred in the hit film Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade. Cheryl Campbell has most recently been seen on television as Miriam Turner in Casualty. Her other screen credits include The Sarah Jane Adventures, Poirot and the recent feature film directed by Stephen Frears, Tamara Drewe. Her stage credits include Noises Off at the Piccadilly Theatre and on tour, Life After George in Guildford and at the Duchess Theatre, Passion Play and The Seagull at the Donmar Warehouse and The Strip at the Royal Court Theatre. Cherie Lunghi was a contestant in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing, and went on tour with the show in 2009. Cherie’s other screen credits include Lewis, The Old Guys, Casualty 1909, Apparitions, The Verdict and the feature film No Ordinary Trifle. She is also recognised from her recurring role in the Kenco Coffee ads. Cherie’s stage credits include The Syndicate for Chichester Festival Theatre, Passion Play at the Donmar Warehouse, Teeth N’Smiles at the Royal Court Theatre and As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, King Lear and Saratoga all for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Sadie Pickering has most recently been on screen as Lottie in the BBC’s Popatron. Other regular television roles include Flick Mellor in Waterloo Road and Louise in Material Girl. Denise Welch is a regular presenter on ITV’s Loose Women and earlier this year competed on the channel’s popular series Dancing On Ice. Denise’s other iconic television roles include Steph Haydock in Waterloo Road, Natalie Horrocks in Coronation Street and Marsha Stubbs in Soldier Soldier. Steel Magnolias is directed by internationally acclaimed director and Olivier Award winner David Gilmore who has directed more than a dozen West End productions. His production of Defending the Caveman at the Apollo theatre won an Olivier award for best entertainment and Gilmore’s production of Grease has been running almost continuously in the West End for 17 years. Other West-End Productions include All the Fun of the Fair, Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Annie Get Your Gun and Fatal Attraction. Steel Magnolias is at the New Theatre from Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 April 2012. Tickets are on sale now with prices from £8.50 to £28.00. For further details about the show or to book tickets* visit www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk or call the Box Office on (029) 2087 8889. All tickets subject to a 50p Seating Improvement Contribution and online sales carry a small additional transaction charge |
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 |
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