Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Determined to find her real parents, her luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search…
With its award-winning book and score, this stunning new production includes the unforgettable songs It’s The Hard Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow.
Craig Revel Horwood is probably best known as a judge on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing. His West End Theatre credits include: 'Munkustrap' in Cats at the New London Theatre, Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and ‘Harry’ in Crazy for You at the Prince Edward Theatre which took him to the US and Germany before re-creating the show for Susan Stroman in South Africa.
Other theatre credits in his native Australia include: West Side Story, the Australian and New Zealand tour of The Danny La Rue Show; La Cage Aux Folles; Me and My Girl and ‘Norman’ in the hit comedy play Ladies Night.
ANNIE will be directed by Nikolai Foster who is originally from West Yorkshire. Recently named as the new Artistic Director at Curve in Leicester; his most recent theatre credits include: Calamity Jane, The Witches of Eastwick and the 20th Anniversary production of Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing in the West End.
ANNIE goes on sale to Bradford Theatres Friends members on Monday 9 February and to the general public on Monday 16 February. Bradford Theatres Friends packages are available from £15 and make a wonderful gift.
Please call the Box Office on 01274 432000 or visit bradford-theatres.co.uk for more information.
Craig Revel Horwood is not scheduled to perform on Saturday. The producers of Annie cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist, which is always subject to illness and holidays.
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