Kipps - The New Half A Sixpence Musical
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Kipps - The New Half A Sixpence Musical

at Princess Theatre, Torquay
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Arthur Kipps is an over-worked draper’s assistant at Shalford’s Bazaar, Folkestone, at the turn of the last century. He dreams of a better and more fulfilling world, but he likes his fun just like any other, except not quite. When Kipps unexpectedly inherits a fortune that propels him into high society, it confuses everything he thought he knew about life.

Watching him wrestle with his new identity is his childhood friend Ann Pornick, who sees with dismay how Arthur is being made over in a new image by the beautiful and classy Helen Walsingham. She is always there with helpful hints on how Arthur could improve himself and make his life richer and more meaningful, if only he would believe in himself, and listen to her. Both of these young women love Arthur – there is no doubt about that – but which should he listen to? With the help of his friends, Arthur learns that if you want to have the chance of living the right life, you need to make the right choices.

This new stage version of Half A Sixpence premiered in July 2016 at Chichester Festival Theatre before transferring into the West End in London in October 2016. The show closed on 2nd September 2017 after three extensions to its limited run. It returns to the H. G. Wells semi-autobiographical novel, “Kipps”, in order to reinvent the musical “Half a Sixpence” for the modern age.

It has a stellar creative team and reunites bookwriter Julian Fellowes with George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the musical team that co-creator Cameron Mackintosh first put together to create the smash-hit stage adaptation of Mary Poppins with Disney. Julian Fellowes’ masterful adaptation returns the musical to its literary roots, in a timeless and contemporary way, and Stiles and Drewe’s brilliantly infectious new score harnesses the David Heneker classics with a joyous verve.

Rated Excellent

Princess Theatre

Torbay Road
Torquay
TQ2 5EZ

Disabled Booking:
0333 0095399

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Princess Theatre

Torbay Road
Torquay
TQ2 5EZ

Disabled Booking:
0333 0095399

See all events at Princess Theatre