Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Musical)
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| Original title: | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Original language: | English |
| Music: | Marc Shaiman |
| Book: | David Greig |
| Lyrics: | Marc Shaiman , Scott Wittman |
| Literary source: | Roald Dahl |
| Original direction: | Sam Mendes |
| Premiere: | June 25, 2013 |
| Place of premiere: | Theater Royal Drury Lane , London |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2013 musical based on the children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl . The book was written by David Greig , the lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman ; Marc Shaiman composed the music. Directed by Sam Mendes , the choreography developed by Peter Darling . The musical premiered on June 25, 2013 at the Theater Royal Drury Lane in London's West End .
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Charlie lives with his family near the famous Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. However, his family is so poor that he cannot afford chocolate himself. When Willy Wonka is giving away five tickets to visit his chocolate factory, Charlie wins one. Together with four other children, Willy Wonka shows him around his factory. One by one, the children get themselves into dangerous situations and have to leave the factory until there is only Charlie left, who is then declared heir to the factory by Willy Wonka.
Original cast
- Charlie Bucket: Jack Costello, Keir Edkins-O'Brien, Oliver Finnegan, Troy Tipple
- Augustus Gloop: Alexzander Griffiths, Dane Juler, Jenson Steele
- Veruca Salt: Matilda Belton, Tia Noakes, Scarlet Roche
- Violet Beauregarde: Lauren Halil, Jade Johnson, Mya Olaye
- Mike Teavee: Jay Heyman, Adam Mitchell, Luca Toomey
- Willy Wonka: Douglas Hodge
- Grandpa Joe: Nigel Planner
- Mr. Salt: Clive Carter
- Mrs. Gloop: Jasna Ivir
- Mr Beauregarde: Paul J Medford
- Mrs. Teavee: Iris Roberts
- Grandpa George: Billy Boyle
- Grandma Josephine: Roni Page
- Grandma Georgina: Myra Sands
- Mrs. Bucket: Alex Clatworthy
- Mr Bucket: Jack Shalloo
- Mr Teavee: Derek Hagen
- Mr Gloop: Joe Allen
- Oompa-Loompas: Antony Reed, Joe Allen, David Birch, Derek Hagen, Mireia Mambo Bokele, Nia Fisher, Clare Halse, Mark Iles, Daniel Ioannou, Kieran Jae, Natalie Moore-Williams, Sherrie Pennington, Damien Poole, Paul Saunders
Reviews
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory received mixed reviews. While the performance of actor Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka and the spectacular stage design were praised, the book adaptation was described as lengthy and the music as uninspired. Many reviews compared the musical with the Roald Dahl adaptation Matilda by Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly , which is unanimously seen as the better of the two.
Roald Dahl's daughters Lucy and Ophelia attended the premiere and judged that their father would have been pleased with the adaptation.
Nominations and Awards
At the Laurence Olivier Awards 2014, Mark Thompson won the award for best costume design. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was nominated in six other categories, including Best New Musical, Best Actor (Douglas Hodge), Best Supporting Actor (Nigel Planer), and Choreography (Peter Darling).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Tim Masters: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical opens in West End. In: BBC News . June 25, 2013, accessed April 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory receives mixed reviews. In: BBC News . June 26, 2013, accessed April 13, 2014 .
- ↑ http://www.olivierawards.com/winners/view/item267885/olivier-winners-2014/ , accessed on March 14, 2016.