THE RAT PACK Returning to Arts Theatre

For the second year running, Hartshorn - Hook Productions brings its signature Edinburgh Festival sell-out show The Rat Pack - Live to the Arts Theatre for a stunning night of 1950s glitz and glamour.

Ol' Blue Eyes is Back, 100 years after his birth, so come and revel in the world of Frank, Dean and Sammy live at the Arts as their legendary recordings are brought to life on stage in the most sophisticated evening of razor-sharp wit and silky-smooth swing you'll see all year.

The evening will feature a full throwback to 60s Las Vegas, with a black tie dress code, red carpet entrance and happy hour cocktails at the world-famous Covent Garden Cocktail Club. At 8.30pm, a 60-minute celebration of the Rat Pack's music will perform in London's most intimate West End theatre followed by a live jazz band that will blast the night away in the bar after the show. This isn't just a quick hour at the theatre, it's a full night's experience as we celebrate the golden years of popular swing and jazz.

Having bid farewell to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014, Hartshorn - Hook's The Rat Pack - Live has been an annual highlight in the festival calendar, and last year had its biggest and best production yet. For the finale, producers Louis Hartshorn and Brian Hook gathered the creme-de-la-creme of performers from years gone by, as well as some new faces, with the greatest band the show has ever seen.

Since the creation of The Rat Pack - Live in 2007, Hartshorn - Hook have cemented themselves as producers of internationally successful theatre and events, producing over 50 shows at the Edinburgh Festival. As well as The Rat Pack and its sister show, A Tribute to the Blues Brothers - Live, H+H are known for American Idiot (West End Premiere, associate producer), Urinetown (associate producer) Away From Home (national and international tour), I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (starring Julie Atherton and Simon Lipkin, 2015), Woody Sez, Some Small Love Story, Beulah and over 50 more productions around the UK.

Starring
KIERAN SIMS, MICHAEL DUKE, LOUIS HARTSHORN, RACHAEL OWENS, MARIE WILSON
Director: LILY HOWKINS · Musical Director: JAMES ROBERT BALL · Lighting Design: RICHARD WILLIAMSON
Producers: LOUIS HARTSHORN, BRIAN HOOK
Assistant Producers: CRYSTAL NOLL, PAUL VIRIDES

Hartshorn - Hook Productions
Hartshorn - Hook Productions produces commercial theatre in the West End, across the UK and around the world. Founded in 2007 by Louis Hartshorn and Brian Hook, H+H is now an internationally-acclaimed producer.

In 2015, Hartshorn - Hook has general managed the London and Brighton transfers of Edinburgh Festival smash-hit Kingmaker, co-produced the 25th anniversary production of Jim Cartwright's Two, concluded the 12-month international tour of Away From Home with its final performances in Auckland, New Zealand, produced the sell-out I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change with Simon Lipkin and Julie Atherton, Urinetown (associate producer) and debuted Green Day's American Idiot on the West End with Sell A Door Theatre. In October and November, they will present the world premiere of Jon Brittain's Rotterdam, and in December they will bring their wildly successful production of A Christmas Carol to Above the Arts.

Since 2007, Hartshorn - Hook Productions has produced over 60 shows, including highlights A Tribute to the Blues Brothers - Live!, Beulah, Some Small Love Story and Woody Sez.

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