Currently Showing:
Until 6th February 2010
Seabright Productions
presents
JIHAD! THE MUSICAL
Book by Zoe Samuel; Lyrics by Zoe Samuel and Benjamin Scheuer; Music by Benjamin Scheuer; Directed by Gordon Greenberg Tuesday - Saturdays 8.00pm Saturday/Sunday matinees 4.00pm
Ticket prices - £18.00 & £15.00 concessions
Call the Box Office on: 020 7287 2875
This satirical romp about the war on terror follows the story of an innocent young flower seller's journey from the mean streets of Jalalabad, with the help of a very friendly local terrorist - and an unusually proactive TV reporter in search of a 'killer' story. Songs include "Building A Bomb Today" and "I Wanna Be Like Osama."
Following a critically acclaimed try-out at the 2007 Edinburgh fringe, the full-length version of Jihad! The Musical receives its premiere at Jermyn Street Theatre in January 2010.
CAST:
Cast: Delroy Atkinson, Richard David-Caine, Tara Carrozza,
Yannick Fernandes, Gina Murray and Sorab Wadia.
Reviews of the Edinburgh 2007 production:
"The radicalisation of a clueless young Afghan gets the razzle-dazzle Broadway treatment. It's all thumpingly inappropriate, in a manner that owes a hefty debt to The Producers. But it seldom forgets the tragedy beneath the gaiety, and its wit and musical polish see it through. " Daily Telegraph
"There have been polemics recently complaining about the lack of young musical writers, and I have endured endless musicals here that will feed that pessimism.
But there are also glittering signs of hope. Somebody should sign up Samuel and Scheuer: there are whispers of Cole Porter in their jihad-mocking jingles."
Johann Hari, The Independent
Bookings can also be made online at www.jihadthemusical.co.uk
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Presented by Primavera Productions
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Arthur Laurents
Presented by Primavera Productions
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Arthur Laurents
Jermyn Street Theatre

16b Jermyn Street
London
SW1Y 6ST
Box Office: 020 7287 2875
Admin: 020 7434 1443
Email: info@jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Registered Charity No: 1019755

16b Jermyn Street
London
SW1Y 6ST
Box Office: 020 7287 2875
Admin: 020 7434 1443
Email: info@jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Registered Charity No: 1019755

