Little Shop of Horrors
Green Door Theatre bring their production of Little Shop of Horrors to The Boardwalk in November!
About Little Shop of Horrors
"And this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do, in the most seemingly innocent, and unlikely, of places..."
In Mushnik’s flower shop on New York’s Skid Row, downtrodden florist employee Seymour secretly pines for his co-worker, the earnest and vulnerable Audrey. Clumsy and unremarkable, Seymour has resigned himself to a parentless life of poverty, mistreatment and invisibility. It’s a quiet desperation Audrey deeply relates to, though her abusive boyfriend Orin makes her growing connection with Seymour impossible.
All that changes when an exotic florist sells Seymour a mysterious seedling – one that first appeared during a solar eclipse. Affectionately named ‘Audrey II’, the plant is of huge interest to the press, and soon, as the apparent discoverer of a new species, Seymour has all the attention and looming success he could ever want. With the sudden, long-lost glimmers of hope, the pressure is mounting to prove himself, save the woman he loves, and escape Skid Row. If only the plant weren’t such a picky eater...
Doing all he can to keep an ailing ‘Twoey’ alive, Seymour finally stumbles upon the one food the young plant needs: human blood. But as the little one grows, so does its hunger, and soon, Seymour is torn between an ill-gotten chance at belonging, or the dismal desperation of doing what’s right. In the end, the darkness he faces may just grow enough to swallow us all.
The fourth production from Green Door Theatre, Little Shop of Horrors takes a twisted, sci-fi turn from the neon-lit pastiche of The Wedding Singer and idealistic escapism of Sweet Charity, to a tone more fitting the company’s Assassins-based roots: one that’s dangerous, darkly funny, and far more resonant than anyone expected.
STARRING Reece Folan, Lucy Cusick, Lucas McGinnies, Nicola Coffield, Alasdair MacRae, Julie Henery, Rachael Hepburn, Nikki McMillan, Kim-Michal Blythe, Kelly Johnston, Lauren Kelly, Josie Adams, Magdalene Cybulska, Rebecca Murray and Julia Revdal
DIRECTION by Jennifer Donald, with Sabrina Scott
MUSICAL DIRECTION by Chase Condon
CHOREOGRAPHY by Corinne Munn, with Marion Hart
PRODUCTION AND DESIGN by Andi Denny, with production assistance from Ellie Moran
Recommended age: 14+
This production contains strong language, depictions of domestic violence, moderate theatrical horror, and representations of blood. This production may include moments of strobe-effect lighting.
TICKETS
Standard Ticket: £20.50 (+ £1 booking fee per ticket)
Standard Ticket + Programme: £23.00 (+ £1 booking fee per ticket)
A £1 discount applies to programmes bought with your ticket. Pre-booked programmes can be collected at the event. Programmes purchased at the event will be sold at full price.
Please note: Seating for this event is unallocated. Reserved seating is available to active Green Door Theatre members.
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Green Door Theatre is registered arts charity SC048933.
WHY WE APPRECIATE YOUR PURCHASES, DONATIONS AND SUPPORT: Green Door Theatre is focused on giving audiences our very best, all while providing accessible opportunities and encouragement for performers, team members and participants. We don't care about training or experience, we care about talent and potential, and fostering that as best we can. Though times are hard, we are proud to be amongst Glasgow’s smaller theatre companies, providing a different level of teamwork, creativity and growth. Unlike many of the city’s older, larger, more financially secure companies, smaller companies like us – even with good business practices and sensible heads – have the odds stacked against them. With an increasing dearth of suitable, affordable performance venues for small or mid-sized companies, we rely on the generosity of our audiences to keep doing what we do, and to keep the costs of participation from becoming exclusionary and inaccessible. We thank you for your generosity in buying your ticket and supporting our charity at a terribly hard time for the arts in Scotland, and for small charities, in particular. If you would like to donate a little more to help us continue our work, afford great venues like The Boardwalk, and keep our participation fees low, we would greatly appreciate it.
For even more ways you can support us, including sponsorship, membership and participation, visit our website.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Book and Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN. Music by ALAN MENKEN. Based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith. Originally produced by the WPA Theatre (Kyle Renick, Producing Director). Originally produced at the Orpheum Theatre, New York City by the WPA Theatre, David Geffen, Cameron Mackintosh and the Shubert Organization.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI | www.mtishows.co.uk
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