Fineborough Theatre Announces PRINCESS CARABOO

Originally seen as a staged reading as part of Vibrant - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights and commissioned and developed by the Bristol Old Vic, the world premiere of a new British musical, PRINCESS CARABOO opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Wednesday, 30 March 2016.

The extraordinary true story of a beautiful young woman who tricked her way from vagrancy to wealth and power in Regency England by pretending to be a shipwrecked Princess.

Maintaining the deception becomes imperative as the stakes get higher and higher and what begins as a desperate ploy by a petty criminal to evade the law escalates into a national scandal threatening to ruin anyone whose compassion, lust or ambition has blinded them to the truth.

As 'Princess Caraboo' becomes the superstar of her day she discovers the price to be paid for living a lie and the cost of drawing the man she loves into her deceit.

We all of us tell little lies; to make life run smoother, to land the perfect job, to win and keep the ones we love. This entertaining, glamorous and romantic story invites us all to consider the impact of life's embellishments in defining who we really are and who we would like to be.

Originally seen as a staged reading as part of Vibrant - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights,Princess Caraboo has been extensively workshopped with Tony award winner Tom Morris (Jerry Springer - the Opera, War Horse) at Bristol Old Vic and benefiting from the dramaturgy of the theatre's Literary Manager, James Peries.

Book and Lyrics by Phil Willmott.
Music by Phil Willmott and Mark Collins.
Directed by Phil Willmott. Commissioned and Developed by Bristol Old Vic. Presented by The Phil Willmott Company and The Steam Industry. Directed by Phil Willmott. Musical Direction by Freddie Tapner. Choreographed by Michael Voss.
Cast: Althea Burey. Christian James. Nikita Johal. Ruben Kuppens. Sarah Lawn. Hilary Mulrane. Joseph O'Malley. Rebecca Ridout. Phil Sealey. Oliver Stanley.

"See only what you want to see and hear only what speaks your heart"

Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED
Box Office 0844 847 1652 Book online at www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk.
Wednesday, 30 March - Friday, 22 April 2016
Tuesday to Saturday Evenings at 7.30pm. Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 3.00pm.

Prices until 10 April 2016 - Tickets £16, £14 concessions, except Tuesday Evenings £14 all seats, and Friday and Saturday evenings £16 all seats. Previews (30 and 31 March) £12 all seats.
£10 tickets for Under 30s for performances from Tuesday to Sunday of the first week when booked online only.
£12 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on Saturday, 2 April 2016when booked online.

Prices from 12 April 2016 - Tickets £18, £16 concessions, except Tuesday Evenings £16 all seats, and Friday and Saturday evenings £18 all seats.

Performance Length: Approximately two hours and 30 minutes including one interval.

Photo Credit: Fineborough Theatre Website