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Becoming Nancy
Based on Terry Ronald’s best-selling novel, new musical Becoming Nancy sees Stiles and Drewe reunited with collaborator and bookwriter Elliot Davis (Soho Cinders). Directed and choreographed by Jerry Michell, Becoming Nancy received its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta in the autumn of 2019. It then went on to play at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in the Autumn of 2024.
Becoming Nancy is the joyous, new musical that weaves a story of family and first loves, with the courage it takes to find your own spotlight.
"What a musical it is…a life-affirming feel-good musical, giving hope that love always wins”
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It’s 1979 and David Starr is unquestionably one of the smartest, most talented sixth-formers in East Dulwich – he’s got a wild imagination, a vocal range to die for, and a bedroom plastered with posters of his beloved pop idols: Blondie, Sting, and Kate Bush.
But being smart, talented, with a great taste in music may not be enough to get him through secondary school, where, to his great surprise, he’s just been given the female lead in the school play. The unconventional casting sends shockwaves through David’s small town, first with David, and then with his parents, his aunt, and his classmates.
Before long, it seems like everybody has an opinion on whether David should go on with the show, inspiring him to turn to his no-nonsense best friend Frances and his unlikely co-star Maxie, the enigmatic captain of the football team.
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