The Bodyguard

Why see The Bodyguard?

the bodyguard is back!

UK soul queen Beverly Knight slips back into one of the West End's most coveted lead roles, as soul diva Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard, immortalised on film by the late, great Whitney Houston. Ben Richard stars alongside her as her devoted (and handsome) bodyguard, Frank Farmer.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Following attempts on a young superstar's life, a former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer (Ben Richards) is hired to protect his new charge from a prolific and determined stalker. But Farmer discovers to his chagrin, that showbusiness works differently from what he is used to; Rachel Marron is headstrong, stubborn and a diva to boot. And she doesn't take kindly to following orders. A charged tug-of-war ensues, as each try to press their boundaries of power - but what they don't expect, is to fall in love.

A MUST FOR WHITNEY FANS

The 1992 blockbuster hit propelled Whitney Houston to superstardom, along with Kevin Costner, and is revered as one of the best romantic thrillers in cinema. Already in development for the stage in 2012, the news of Houston's untimely death in the February almost caused the initial lead actress in the show, Heather Hadley, to pull out amidst fears of comparison with the late Houston.

The Bodyguard features a multitude of Whitney Houston's greatest hits, including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, I'm Your Baby Tonight, Run to You, I Have Nothing, How Will I Know, I Wanna Dance With Somebody and one of the greatest hit songs of all time - THAT cover of I Will Always Love You.

Key Information

Audience

The Bodyguard is suitable for audiences aged 12 and upwards

Run Time

Two hours and 30 minutes with one interval

Dates

Finished 30 Aug 2014

Cast

Beverley Knight as Rachel Marron*
Carole Stennett as Alternative Rachel Marron
Ben Richard as Frank Fields
Rachel John as Nicki Marron
Mark Holden as Bill Devaney
Dominic Taylor as Sy Spector
Alex Andreas as Tony Scibelli
Matthew Stathers as The Stalker
Glen Fox as Ray Court

*Beverley Knight is currently scheduled to appear at Tuesday to Friday evening performances and both performances on Saturday, subject to illness and holidays.
In addition, Beverley Knight is not scheduled to appear on the following days: Saturday 13 and Wednesday 31 August; Thursday 1, Friday 2, Saturday 3, Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21 and Wednesday 28 September; Saturday 1, Tuesday 18 and Friday 28 October; Saturday 12, Tuesday 15 and Tuesday 22 November; Saturday 17, Friday 30 and Saturday 31 December.

Creative

Directed by Thea Sharrock
Based on the Warner Bros. film Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan
Book by Alex Dinelaris
Set & Costume Designer by Tim Hatley
Choreography by Arthur Pita
Musical Supervisor & Vocal Arrangements by Mike Dixon
Orchestrations & Musical Arrangements by Chris Egan
Lighting Design by Mark Henderson
Sound Design by Richard Brooker

Reviews

Our review

Technological, interesting, amazed!

Chock-full of Houston's songs that made the film as memorable as it is today, but they fit well into the overall narrative well, without halting it.

Natalie Vincent

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Customer reviews

33 reviews, average rating: (3.8 Stars)

Joanne Peel

The Bodyguard

I thought it was West end worthy. The lead girl(Whitney) was phenomenal. Her’ sister’ had a great voice too. Overall a great production. Whitney fans will not be disappointed. Was sad when it ended. ... Read more

Gibbo C

Strugglng

Grear show but leads voice leaves alot to be desired, struggled on many tunes and timing of script nd the sound engineers had to work extremely hard. The supporting sisters voice absolutely amazing, cast good , dancing great. Nevertheless enjoyed the night. A 6th March evening we won't forget ... Read more

Sharon Kelly

out of this world

My 3 daughter took me to see this show. For my birthday it was wonderful . It made my birthday the best ever. it was so wonderfully done xxx ... Read more
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