Aw, Shucks! Top Hat finished at Aldwych Theatre on October 26, 2013

Top Hat

Top Hat at Aldwych Theatre

Aw, Shucks! Top Hat finished at Aldwych Theatre on October 26, 2013

Why see Top Hat?

Winner of three Olivier Awards including Best New Musical!

Irrepressible Broadway sensation Jerry Travers dances his way across Europe to win the heart of society model Dale Tremont.

Packed full of Irving Berlin’s greatest hits, such as Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Cheek to Cheek and Top Hat, White Tie and Tails, stunning tap, romantic ballroom and a little bit of Busby Berkeley thrown in for good measure,

Top Hat is a giddy, glorious celebration of 1930s song and dance, featuring magnificent sets, over 200 costumes and a love story that will set the pulses racing!

Key Information

Audience

Top Hat is suitable for audiences aged 5 and upwards

Run Time

Two hours and 50 minutes with one interval

Dates

Finished 26 Oct 2013

Cast

Gavin Lee as Jerry Travers
Kristen Beth Williams as Dale Tremont
Vivien Parry as Madge Hardwick
Stephen Boswell as Bates
Clive Hayward as Horace Hardwick
Ricardo Alfonso as Alberto Beddini

Creative

Directed by Matthew White
Design by Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting by Peter Mumford
Choreography by Bill Deamer
Costume by Jon Morrell
Musical direction by Daniel Jackson
Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin
Screenplay by Dwight Taylor & Allan Scott adapted by Matthew White & Howard Jacques.

Awards

2013 Olivier Awards
BEST NEW MUSICAL
BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Jon Morrell
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER - Bill Deamer

Reviews

Our review

Highly-recommended, masterpiece, interesting

The show is an elegantly comedic farce, part-play, part dance spectacle...

Natalie Vincent

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Customer reviews

28 reviews, average rating: (4.8 Stars)

Bey

THE BEST MUSICAL IN LONDON

Top Hat is a fantastic musical.Fred and Ginger came to life again. The Art Deco sets were beautiful; the costumes, sumptuous; the dancing was divine; the music was wonderful as were the songs. The two lead singer/dancers and the back supporting cast were brilliant. Its well worth seeing and I would highly recommend the musical. ... Read more

Anonymous

Lovely way to spend an evening in London

The show was way better than I had imagined it would be; all the dancing was superb, and the costumes were so elegant and in tune with the 1930's. It was from my mother's era, and yes, I would have loved to have been able to take her. Seats and view were great too. I smiled the whole way through, even with the somewhat corny jokes, which probably were typical of the time. ... Read more

Melanie

Wonderful evening

You are lucky indeed if you haven't seen this yet... You have a wonderful evening to look forward to! The show is pure magic. Apart from the superb dancing and singing the dialogue is witty and well timed comedy abounds. I couldn't have enjoyed it more! I might even go and see it again... ... Read more
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