AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Announces Major UK Tour & London Summer Season

The New Vic Theatre's celebrated production of Jules Verne's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS adapted by Laura Eason and directed by Theresa Heskins returns to the stage for a major six month tour. Following two record-breaking runs, the show returns to the New Vic Theatre from 23 June to 8 Julyprior to launching on tour at Theatre Royal Nottingham on 11 July 2017. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS will then tour to 17 UK venues nationwide, including a 5-week summer season in London at Cadogan Hall (2 Aug - 2 Sep 2017) and culminating with a 6-week Christmas season at The Lowry, Salford Quays (5 Dec 2017 - 7 Jan 2018). Tickets are now on sale.

Theresa Heskins' production of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS first premiered at the New Vic Theatre in 2013 followed by a successful season at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in 2014. Nominated for both the UK Theatre Awards 'Best New Production' and the Manchester Theatre Awards 'Best Show for Children and Families', this is the production's first national tour.

The mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life's fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. We join Fogg and his loyal valet, Passepartout, as they voyage from the misty alleys of Victorian London to the exotic subcontinent and the Wild West in a race against the clock.

An ensemble cast of 8 play over 125 characters in an imaginative and physically inventive high-spirited escapade including six trains, five boats, four fights, three dances, two circus acts and an elephant!

Marking 10 years as Artistic Director of the New Vic Theatre, Theresa Heskins' recent directing credits include: The Snow Queen, Peter Pan in Scarlet, Kiss Me Quickstep, Robin Hood & Marian, Dracula, The Borrowers, The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Widowers' Houses, A Christmas Carol, Far from the Madding Crowd, Where Have I Been All My Life?, to name a few. In 2015 she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of the Arts for services to theatre and for her cultural contribution to North Staffordshire.

The UK tour of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS reunites original cast members Andrew Pollard (Phileas Fogg), Michael Hugo (Passepartout), Dennis Herdman (Inspector Fix) and Pushpinder Chandi (Mr Naidu). They are joined by Matthew Ganley (Colonel Proctor), Simi Egbejumi-David (Captain Speedy), Joey Parsad (Miss Singh) and Kirsten Forster (Mrs Aouda).

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS is directed by Theresa Heskins and designed by Lis Evans, with movement direction by Bev Edmunds, music composed by James Atherton, lighting designed by Alexandra Stafford and sound designed by James Earls-Davis. Simon Friend and Kenny Wax Family Entertainment present The New Vic Theatre Production in association with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

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