Gosh almighty! Grab a posse because the whip crackin’ musical comedy classic Calamity Jane is a rollin’ on over the plains to Southampton for one week only in June. Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this plumb fancy new production stars the multi-award-winning West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella, Les Misérables). Meet the fearless, gun slingin’ Calamity Jane – biggest mouth in Dakota territory and always up for a fight.
She’ll charm you hog-eyed though, especially when trying to win the heart of the dashing Lieutenant Gilmartin, or shooting insults at the notorious Wild Bill Hickok. (Image: Mayflower Theatre) READ MORE: Utterly epic: our review of Hamilton in Southampton But when the men of Deadwood fall hard for Chicago stage star Adelaid Adams, Calamity struggles to keep her jealousy holstered. Her heart’s a thumpin’.
.. but who for? (Image: Mayflower Theatre) With the sure-fire classic songs The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), The Black Hills of Dakota, Just Blew in from the Windy City, and the Oscar-winning Secret Love, The Watermill Theatre’s Production of Calamity Jane, is directed by Nikolai Foster, co directed and choreographed by Nick Winston and features musical supervision by Olivier, Grammy and Tony Award winner Catherine Jayes.
What are you waiting for, you wild coyotes? Whip-crack-away and book now! Calamity Jane runs from June 3 to 7. Tickets are on sale now from mayflower.org.
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West End star to appear in whip crackin’ musical comedy
The whip crackin’ musical classic Calamity Jane will be on stage in Southampton soon, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher.