Sedos Presents DOGFIGHT THE MUSICAL at the Bridewell Theatre

Dogfight The Musical
Music and lyrics | Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book | Peter Duchan
Based on the Warner Bros. film and screenplay by BOB COMFORT
Tuesday 6 March to Saturday 10 March 2018
Evenings at 7.30pm, Saturday matinee at 2.30pm

Bridewell Theatre
Bride Lane, off Fleet Street
London EC4Y 8EQ
Tickets: £14.50 - £23
Box office: www.sedos.co.uk

Sedos presents a new production of the award-winning musical Dogfight at the Bridewell Theatre, off Fleet Street, from 6 - 10 March 2018. The musical, which has book by Peter Duchan and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, is based on the 1991 movie of the same name starring River Phoenix.

Before creating the Tony-winning sensation Dear Evan Hansen, Pasek and Paul delivered the heartbreaking and beautiful musical Dogfight, which premièred Off-Broadway in 2012, and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and was nominated for five Outer Critics Circle and one Drama Desk Awards in 2013.

Dogfight is set in San Francisco on November 21, 1963, on the eve of the Kennedy assassination. The majority of the show takes place in the final hours of an age of American innocence that will quickly dissipate. This innocence is depicted by a group of young Marines who set out for one final boys' night of debauchery: booze, tattoos and the dogfight.

The rules of the dogfight are simple and cruel: each marine pays in $50, and the marine with the ugliest date wins. But, when one of these Marines, Eddie Birdlace, meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress whom he invites to join him that night, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and kindness.

Co-Directors Zoë Dobell and Peter Shimmin said: "The story of Dogfight is touching, shining a light on US Marines sent to fight the Vietnam War. They are young men, taught that they are invincible, that they will fight for American freedom, and return as heroes. They leave America cocky as ever after arranging a cruel, objectifying game, hurting girls who would later become their only friends in the world. In this post-Weinstein world, it is crucial to highlight the dangers of a misogynistic mindset and the aura of toxic masculinity that affect so many people today."

This emotional journey depicts the blissful ignorance of youth, compassion in the face of cruelty and the ability to find true inner strength and acceptance despite the brutality of life and war.

Since 2012 Sedos has been the resident theatre company at the Bridewell Theatre.

CAST
EDDIE BIRDLACE | Joe McWilliam
ROSE FENNY | Lauren Clarke
BOLAND | Luke James Leahy
BERNSTEIN | Nick Dore
MARCY | Kate Gledhill
LOUNGE SINGER | Dan Saunders
MALE SUPPORTING CAST | Chris Foxwell, Adrian Hau, Matt Morden and Josh Yeardley
FEMALE SUPPORTING CAST | Laura Ellis, Sarah Johnson, Charlotte Levy, Louisa Roberts and Penny Rodie

CREATIVE TEAM
Directors | Zoë Dobell and Peter Shimmin
Musical Director | Will Sharma
Producer | Rebecca Chisholm
Set Design | Robert J. Stanex
Costume Design | Deborah Lean
Lighting Design | Olly Levett
Sound Design | Adam Lockett
Stage Manager | Andrew Laidlaw

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Sedos is the City of London's premiere amateur theatre company and is a registered charity with a membership of over 200. It puts on six to ten shows a year. The society was founded in 1905 by senior members of the stock exchange and although the membership now includes an eclectic mix from all over London, we maintain firm links with the City.

Sedos is the resident theatre company at the Bridewell Theatre.

Sedos productions are critically acclaimed for their consistent high standard. Recent production reviews have included the following:

"Sedos brought every element of the show together beautifully, and to a standard that you would expect to see in the West End"
Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, Terry Eastham, 2017 #1 Top Pick Of The Year, Londontheatre1.com

"The combination of the beautiful set design for Sedos' production, the sheer talent of those playing the March sisters and the clever direction means that (it) took this award"
Little Women, 2017, Best Amateur Production of the year, Musical Theatre Musings

"I feel as if I am constantly saying this about Sedos, but they really have got amateur theatre right and The Drowsy Chaperone is yet another example of this"
The Drowsy Chaperone, 2017, Musical Theatre Musings

"I've often heard Sedos referred to as the best that London amateur dramatics has to offer - providing shows of a quality which matches professional productions. And I have to say, I now agree with all that I've heard"
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, 2016, West End Wilma

"And with a whole week still to go I cannot urge you, no... plead with you, no... beg you enough to clear your diaries and get down to the City of London this coming week for one of the funniest evenings in theatre you're ever likely to experience"
Noises Off, 2015, Sardines

"Sedos represents everything an amateur society should be and we can unanimously say this is the best amateur musical we have seen. Ever. (And we've seen rather a lot...)"
Legally Blonde, 2015, Sardines

"Sedos lives up to its reputation as one of London's finest amateur companies... Sedos may be an amateur company, but it displays a thoroughly professional attitude"
Boeing Boeing, 2014, Decoded Art

"[The set], along with a fantastic orchestra led by Ryan Macaulay, and incredibly solid direction and choreography, are the details that elevate it from other amateur and short run productions into the realm of quality fringe"
Into the Woods, 2014, The Public Reviews