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Rodgers & Hammersteins South Pacific, (originally scheduled for 2020) will be reopen Chichester Festival Theatre's Festival 2021.
This much-loved, Tony and Pulitzer
Prize-winning musical opened in 1949
to huge success, becoming one of Broadways longest running hit shows. It
boasts one of Rodgers and Hammersteins most memorable scores, featuring songs
such as Some Enchanted Evening, Im Gonna
Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair and Bali
Hai.
1943. On an archipelago in the South Pacific
Ocean, US troops are kicking their heels amid the cacao groves while restlessly
waiting for the war to reach them.
Nellie Forbush, a navy nurse from Arkansas, finds herself
falling for the French plantation owner, Emile de Becque a man with a mysterious
past. The scheming sailor Luther Billis runs a makeshift laundry to earn a
quick buck, but hes no match for the Polynesian Bloody Mary whos intent on
exploiting these foreigners.
When young Princeton graduate Lieutenant Joe Cable is flown
in on a dangerous reconnaissance mission, love and fear become entwined as the
islands battle for hearts and minds begins.
This new production is directed by
Artistic Director Daniel Evans whose
previous Chichester productions include This
Is My Family, Quiz and Fiddler on the
Roof.
The Festival
2020 cast was due to have been led by Gina
Beck, Julian Ovenden, Joanna Ampil and Rob
Houchen. Director Daniel Evans is hoping to reconvene as
many of the company as possible for 2021.