New production of Evita to play at Leicester’s Curve theatre from November

A brand new production of musical Evita is to run at Leicester’s Curve theatre this winter.

The Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will play the venue between 24 November 2023 – 13 January 2024.

Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster will direct the production with further details to be announced.

As Eva Duarte, a child born into poverty, she followed her dreams of becoming an actress. As Eva Perón, she captured the hearts of Argentina’s working classes, broke new ground for women in politics and became the most powerful woman in Latin America.

Follow the wild days and mad existence of one of history’s most glamorous, glorified and divisive figures in this multi-award-winning musical, which features countless unforgettable songs including ‘Buenos Aires’, ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’, ‘’Oh What a Circus’ and the anthemic ‘Don’t Cry for me Argentina’.

Curve’s Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster said: “Evita stands as one of the definitive musicals of all time and we are beyond excited to be presenting a brand-new Made at Curve production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece later this year. Eva Perón has now acquired legend status; her profoundly moving story is fascinating and remains intensely relevant to the world in which we live today.

“We’ve always tried to offer our audiences here in Leicester bold and visually arresting productions of the great musicals and Evita promises to continue this tradition, as we aim high and try to match the original ambition Tim and Andrew had when they first created this extraordinary piece of musical theatre.

“All of us at Curve look forward to delivering a brand-new production of this astonishing musical to our stage.”

For more information and tickets, on sale later this month, visit www.curveonline.co.uk

Evita made its premiere in the 1970s with productions in both London’s West End and on Broadway.