COMES STORMING INTO LEEDS GRAND

 The Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Birmingham Rep, and Kenny Wax revival of Lyric Hammersmith Theatre’s production of Bugsy Malone comes to The Grand from Tuesday 30 August to Sunday 4 September.

Bugsy Malone is based on the hit 1976 movie by Alan Parker, that launched the careers of Jodie Foster and Scott Baio, receiving eight BAFTA® and three Golden Globe® nominations, including Best Motion Picture for a Musical. It is packed with instantly recognisable songs from Oscar®-winner Paul Williams, including My Name is Tallulah, You Give A Little Love, Fat Sam’s Grand Slam, and one of the most joyously uplifting finales in musical theatre.

Bugsy Malone stars a talented cast of young performers, aged between 9 and 15 as well as adult performers. Directed by Sean Holmes, choreographed by Olivier Award-winning Drew McOnie, and designed by multi-award-winning international stage designer Jon Bausor, this will be the first ever professional production of Bugsy Malone.

Prohibition era, New York. A city full of mobsters, showgirls, and dreamers.  Rival gangster bosses Fat Sam and Dandy Dan are at loggerheads. The custard pies are flying and Dandy Dan’s gang has gotten the upper hand since obtaining the new-fangled ‘splurge’ gun. Now, Fat Sam and his bumbling buffoons are in real trouble!

Enter Bugsy Malone, a penniless one-time boxer and all-round nice guy, thrust not-so-willingly into the gangster limelight when he becomes the last resort for Fat Sam’s hapless hoodlums. All Bugsy really wants to do is spend time with his new love, Blousey, but that just isn’t on the cards for our hero.

Will Bugsy be able to resist seductive songstress Tallulah, Fat Sam’s moll and Bugsy’s old flame, and stay out of trouble long enough to help Fat Sam to defend his business…?

 To book: visit leedsheritagetheatre.com or telephone 0113 2430808