King's Lynn Players

Based on the novel by Mary Hayley Bell, Whistle Down the Wind follows the fortunes of a fugitive caught between the prejudice of adults and the innocence of youth.

Reset in Louisiana in 1959, Swallow, a 15 year-old-girl growing up in America’s deep South in the fifties. She discovers a mysterious man hiding out in a barn. When she asks who he is and the first words he utters are “Jesus Christ”, it’s as if all her prayers have been answered. Swallow and the town’s other children vow to protect him but the townspeople are determined to catch the fugitive hiding in their midst. Swallow begins to discover herself as she is torn between fantasy and reality when these two worlds collide.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s emotive score combines hauntingly beautiful songs and melodies with explosive rock music with lyrics by acclaimed rock’n'roll songwriter Jim Steinman. Book now to avoid disappointment.