Richard Winsor, highly acclaimed for his dance, stage and screen work, is set to play Tony Manero, the role that famously rocketed John Travolta to screen stardom, in a new stage production of Saturday Night Fever.
As a dancer Richard Winsor hardly needs introduction: principle dancer with Matthew Bourne for ten years, he has starred around the world, leading Bourne’s celebrated production of Swan Lake, as well as Dorian Gray, Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man and Play Without Words. He landed the lead role in cult dance movie StreetDance 3D and was snapped up by the BBC to play Caleb Knight in flagship medical drama Casualty, a role in which he gripped audiences for over three years until his dramatic exit last year, which shocked the star’s millions of fans as he lost his life in a knife fight.
This hotly anticipated new musical production, coming to The Hawth, Crawley from Tuesday 15th to Saturday 19th January, sees Richard Winsor take on his first leading role in a major musical, and, his first stage appearance since Casualty.
40 years since its famous UK cinema release, Saturday Night Fever is a re-imagined and revitalised music and dance spectacular. Saturday Night Fever tells the story of Tony Manero, and his reckless, yet thrilling road to dancing success. The musical features some of the Bee Gees’ greatest hits including Stayin’ Alive, How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever and Tragedy as well as 70’s favourites Boogie Shoes, Disco Inferno and for the first time will feature a group playing the Bee Gees live on stage.
While paying homage to the movie, this new stage version promises more drama, more music and hot new choreography. It is directed and produced by Bill Kenwright, with choreography by Olivier Award winning Bill Deamer, designs by Gary McCaan, lighting by Nick Richings, and sound by Dan Samson. The stage adaptation is by Robert Stigwood in collaboration with Bill Oakes.
Saturday Night Fever appears at The Hawth Crawley from Tuesday 15th to Saturday 19th January with evening performances at 7.30pm and Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday matinees at 2.30pm. Tickets are available from The Hawth Box Office on 01293 553636 and www.hawth.co.uk