| Malory Towers | |
| Music: | Ian Ross |
| Basis: | Malory Towers by Enid Blyton |
| Premiere Date: | 19 July 2019 |
| Premiere Location: | The Passenger Shed, Bristol |
| Productions: | 2019 UK tour 2020 UK tour 2020 London |
Malory Towers is a musical based on the series of books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It is adapted by Emma Rice and composed by Ian Ross.
The musical is the second production from Emma Rice's theatre company Wise Children. It opened at The Passenger Shed in Bristol from 19 July to 18 August 2019[1] before touring to Cambridge Arts Theatre (4 to 7 September), York Theatre Royal (10 to 14 September), Exeter Northcott Theatre (17 to 21 September), HOME Manchester (24 to 28 September) and Oxford Playhouse (1 to 5 October).
The production was scheduled to begin a UK tour in spring 2020, however this has had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The tour was also scheduled to run at the Southbank Centre, London from 2 July to 31 August 2020.
| Gwendoline Lacey | Rebecca Collingwood | Alison Arnopp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Dupont | Mirabelle Gremaud | ||
| Bill Robinson | Vinnie Heaven | Georgia Bruce | |
| Darrell Rivers | Izuka Hoyle | Alice Vilanculo | |
| Alicia Johns | Renee Lamb | Bobbie Little | |
| Sally Hope | Francesca Mills | Rosie Abraham | |
| Mary Lou Atkinson | Rose Shalloo | Naomi Morris | |