Valmouth (musical)

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1959 flyer of the original production at the Saville Theatre

Valmouth is a 1958 musical by Sandy Wilson based on the novel of the same name by Ronald Firbank. [1]

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It premiered in London at the Lyric Hammersmith, before transferring to the Saville Theatre. [2]

The production was directed by Vida Hope. [3] It made a star of Fenella Fielding as Lady Parvula de Panzoust. [4]

The musical has since been staged several times including twice at the Chichester Festival Theatre and several cast album recordings have been released. [5] [6] The musical has also been performed on BBC Radio, first broadcast in 1975. [7] [8]

Original cast

Songs

Critical reception

Plays and Players wrote "Sandy Wilson's lyrics include, by my reckoning, at least half a dozen potential hits beside 'Big Best Shoes'. Valmouth, in short, bewitches by its riches as the opening chorus swore it would." [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Valmouth". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Freedland, Michael; Coveney, Michael (27 August 2014). "Sandy Wilson obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Production of Valmouth | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. ↑ "Obituary: Fenella Fielding". 11 September 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Cast list, Valmouth (1982) – Pass It On".
  6. ↑ "Valmouth (The Chichester Festival Theatre Production) - Original Off-Broadway Cast | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. ↑ Valmouth, BBC Radio Cast at CastAlbums.org
  8. ↑ "The Monday Play". 24 April 1975. p. 31 – via BBC Genome.
  9. ↑ "Valmouth Original West End Cast - 1958 West End". www.broadwayworld.com.


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