Once for Playhouse

May 2020 dates for award-winning musical

Tickets have gone on sale for the first UK tour of award-winning musical, Once, based on the film of the same name, which will play the Edinburgh Playhouse in May 2020.

The show opens in Croydon for Christmas this year and is currently booked for 24 dates, including the Edinburgh Playhouse from Tuesday 26 to Saturday 30 May 2020 and continuing to the Glasgow King’s from Monday 13 to Saturday 18 July.

Emma Lucia as Girl and Daniel Healy as Guy. Pic: Production

Once tells the uplifting yet yearning story of two lost souls – a Dublin street busker and a Czech musician – who unexpectedly fall in love. Following their relationship across five short days, big changes happen to both of them in little ways.

Celebrated for its original score including the Oscar-winning song Falling Slowly, Once has won awards across the world including, a Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album, eight Tony Awards and an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music.

The cast will be led by Daniel Healy as Guy and Emma Lucia as Girl, who return to the roles after receiving critical and audience acclaim in the production’s premiere last year at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich and Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch.

Originally hailing from Loch Lomond, Daniel Healy is a singer-songwriter, musician and actor, who has co-written songs for multi-platinum artist Ronan Keating including the single Breathe, which topped the BBC Radio 2 Playlist. Theatre credits include Backbeat (Glasgow Citizen’s Theatre, West End, Toronto, Los Angeles) and Once in the West End. TV credits include Chewin’ the Fat, River City, and Taggart.

professional debut

Emma Lucia made her professional debut as Marilyn and understudying Carole King in the UK Tour of Beautiful, before taking on the role of Girl in Once.

The tour is directed by Peter Rowe with set and costume design by Libby Watson, musical supervision by Ben Goddard, choreography by Francesca Jaynes, lighting design by Mark Dymock, sound design by James Cook, projection design by Peter Hazelwood and orchestrations by Martin Lowe.

Based on director and writer John Carney’s 2007 Irish indie feature, shot on a budget of just €180,000, Once premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2011 before transferring to Broadway in 2012 under the helm of former National Theatre Scotland Associate Director, John Tiffany.

It won eight Tony Awards on Broadway, including Best Musical, as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. The West End production in 2013 received the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music.

Once has a Book by award-winning Irish playwright and screenwriter Enda Walsh. Music and Lyrics are by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

Further casting details and touring dates are to be announced.

Listing

Once
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA. Phone booking: 0844 871 3014.
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 2020
Evenings: 7.30pm; Matinee Weds, Sat: 2.30pm. 
Tickets and details: Book here.

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