Promo: Nottingham Playhouse. Sweet Charity interview (video) with Adam Penford and Bill Buckhurst.

Starring West End and Olivier award-winning rising star Rebecca Trehearn (Show Boat) as Charity and Marc Elliott (EastEnders).

Unlucky in both love and life, Charity Hope Valentine is a kind young woman who earns her keep dancing in the seedier bars of New York City. After being unceremoniously dumped by her latest sketchy boyfriend, Charity is determined to change her life for the better. But is a chance encounter with a shy young man in a broken-down lift the kick-start her love life needs? And how will she realise her dreams of happiness and success in a selfish, cynical world?

Sweet Charity is the ultra-stylish Broadway classic which became an Oscar-nominated film starring Shirley MacLaine. This electrifying musical comedy features stunning set-piece choreography and hits like Hey Big Spender, The Rhythm of Life and If My Friends Could See Me Now.

Feel the spirit of the Swinging Sixties in the Big Apple revitalised in this bold new production directed by Bill Buckhurst (Sweeney Todd in the West End and Off-Broadway).



Based on an original screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano.

Produced for the Broadway stage by: Fryer, Carr and Harris.
Conceived, Staged and Choreographed by Bob Fosse

Post-Show Discussion – Tuesday 18 September

Booking: Nottingham Playhouse

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