Now Is Good

The major new musical from Tim Firth has its world premiere at Storyhouse Running from
Last event: Saturday 28 May 2022 at 7.30pm
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The major new musical from Tim Firth has its world premiere at Storyhouse

A brand new musical comedy about love and life on the high street, created by Tim Firth, writer of smash hits Kinky Boots, Calendar Girls the Musical, The Band is here!

Starring Michele Dotrice (Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em) alongside a cast of stars from stage and screen.
See it first in Chester!

LIVE STREAMS: Two performances of Now Is Good will be live streamed so you can watch them at home! These performances will be: Saturday 21 May at 7.30pm and Saturday 28 May at 7.30pm.
Book to watch a live stream here.


BEHIND THE SCENES

Now Is Good celebrates the magic that happens when generations come together. The cast and writer Tim Firth took a break from rehearsals so we could let Storyhouse Youth Theatre ask them…anything!

Come behind the scenes with writer Tim Firth and musical director George Francis as they show us the magic of how a memory of a loved one can be transformed into a musical score.

 

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£10 of the general admission price for this show will be treated as a donation to Storyhouse (charity no 1121007 ) at the point the show is cancelled for Covid related reasons. In the event of such cancellation, customers will be reminded of the kind donation they are making and will be offered the chance to request a refund of the same. Thank you so much for helping us manage the risk of staging our work at such a difficult time.

Time details

2 hours and 5 minutes (including an interval)

Rehearsal photos

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