West End stars set for outdoor concert presented by Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre is to present an outdoor concert featuring stars of the West End.
Chichester Festival Theatre has collaborated with Chichester Cinema at New Park for a special weekend of music and movies.
Taking place at the Drive-In Cinema in Northgate car park between August 28 and 30 will be a number of movie showings including Singin’ in the Rain, Some Like It Hot, Grease, The Greatest Showman, and Pixar’s latest release Onward.
Then on Monday August 31 will be a day of outdoor performances in Family Fun in the Park. Hugh Bonneville will perform a reading of Judith Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat, with actors bringing the stories to life with puppets.
In the evening from 6PM, a line up of West End stars will perform in a concert hosted by Omid Djalili.
Those appearing include Gina Beck, Gabrielle Brooks, Rob Houchen, Julian Ovenden and Giles Terera, joined by CFT Artistic Director Daniel Evans. Songs will include a medley from South Pacific alongside hits from West Side Story, Wicked, The Sound of Music and My Fair Lady.
Tickets go on sale via the CFT website on 30 July for Family Fun in the Park, the Concert in the Park and the Chichester Drive-In Cinema; tickets for the Drive-In Cinema are also available from chichestercinema.org.
