Pacific Overtures Tickets
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Pacific Overtures Tickets

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Pacific Overtures Tickets

About Pacific Overtures

"Entertaining and thought-provoking" - The Times

"A blast" - The Week

One of Stephen Sondheim’s most ambitious creations comes to the Chocolate Factory in a co-production with Umeda Arts Theater in Japan, where it has already been a huge success in Tokyo and Osaka. The story of the arrival of the West in 1853 in isolated Japan is seen from a western perspective but played in an eastern style. The score is filled with some of Sondheim’s most ravishing music, including ‘Someone in a Tree’, ‘Pretty Lady’ and ‘A Bowler Hat’.

Pacific Overtures completes the Menier’s trilogy of Weidman/Sondheim musicals following their productions of Assassins and Road Show.

Run time

1h 45m (no interval)

Start date

25th November, 2023

End date

25th February, 2024

Categories

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42 Reviews

MarkE

MarkE

326 Reviews | 17 Followers
80
Profound, Great staging, Entertaining, Enchanting, Delightful

See it if You're a Sondheim fan and want a strong production of a rarely performed show

Don’t see it if You're not a Sondheim fan.

Viki Robb-Leech

Viki Robb-Leech

34 Reviews | 1 Followers
100
Great staging, Exquisite, Enchanting, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You want to learn something about Japanese history/culture/traditions, you’re a Sondheim fan, you want to see immense and diverse talent!

Don’t see it if History isn’t your thing.

RWf

RWf

18 Reviews | 2 Followers
92
Thought-provoking, Masterful, Funny, Ambitious, Clever

See it if You're a Sondheim Fan. You love the Menier. You want to see some delightful performances.

Don’t see it if You are looking for some fast paced and edgy.

David 321826

David 321826

64 Reviews | 5 Followers
85
Relevant, Must see, Masterful, Intelligent, Delightful

See it if You like musicals of the great composer and lyricist Sondheim. This time with a Japanese flavour.

Don’t see it if You don't like small theatres with a limited set desing and small, not very comfortable seats.

Important information

Contains some loud noises and some smoke affects. Strictly no latecomers or readmission.

Pacific Overtures cast and creative team

By: John Weidman
Songs by: Stephen Sondheim
Director: Matthew White Choreography: Ashley Nottingham
Cast list: Jon Chew (as Reciter), Kanako Nakano (as Tamate), Saori Oda (as Shogun/Madam), Takuro Ohno (as Kayama), Joaquin Pedro Valdes (as Manjiro), Luoran Ding, Masashi Fujimoto, Rachel Hayne Picar, Eu Jin Hwang, Abel Law, Ethan Le Phong, JoJo Meredith, Patrick Munday, Sario Solomon, Joy Tan, Lee V G, Iverson Yabut
Design: Paul Farnsworth
Costumes: Ayako Maeda
Sound: Gregory Clarke
Other info: Music supervision by Catherine Jayes, music direction by Paul Bogaev, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, hair and makeup design by Wakana Yoshihara, cultural consultation by You-Ri Yamanaka

Venue

Menier Chocolate Factory

53 Southwark Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 1RU

Directions

Location: Fringe/Off West End
Railway station: London Bridge
Bus numbers: (Southwark St) RV1, 343, 381; (Southwark Bridge Rd) 344; (Borough High St) 21, 35, 40, 133
Night bus numbers: (Southwark St) 381, N343; (Southwark Bridge Rd) 344; (Borough High St) N21, N35, N133
Car park: Union Car Park on Southwark Street (1min)
Directions from tube: (10 mins) Head towards Borough High Street; cross the street and take Union Street. Turn right at O’Meara Street and the theatre will be at the end.

Tickets

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