by Jason Robert Brown
December 13th and 14th, 20:00 (14:30 matinee on Saturday 14th)
Tickets from £14
Our first production since lockdown will be The Last 5 Years, in a brand new venue – Crown Wharf Theatre, in Stone, Staffordshire.
The Last 5 Years by Jason Robert Brown (“Parade”, “Songs For a New World”) explores a five year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress.
The show uses a form of storytelling in which Jamie’s story is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first met) and Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage).
The characters then sing a duet at their wedding in the middle as their timelines intersect. Based on Brown’s own failed marriage the musical is a two-person, one-act song cycle and has become a modern classic. It epitomises Jason Robert Brown’s flair and style. The musical was also recently released as a movie starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan