Ako Mitchell
Running from June 3-6 next to the CFT, they come as part of a celebratory weekend of open-air entertainment in Oaklands Park, heralding the reopening of the theatre ahead of the summer musical South Pacific.
On stage for the concerts will be West End artists including Carly Bawden (Romantics Anonymous, Alice, My Fair Lady), Sharon Rose (Hamilton, Caroline, Or Change, Motown) and Ako (Caroline, Or Change, Sister Act, The Color Purple) plus a live band performing beloved numbers from musical theatre and beyond for an uplifting evening of sunshine and song.
The format will follow the successful model seen at last summer’s events, with a raised stage and screens either side. The concerts will directed by Louise Shephard, whose recent work includes CFT’s Celebrating Sondheim concert, and the musical director will be Theo Jamieson.