The
Thunder Girls On Tour!
The Thunder Girls
Newcastle Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Covid-19 Update:
‘In light of new government advice, The Thunder Girls shows due to take place on the 22nd-26th September 2020 will be rescheduled to Autumn 2021. As we work to reschedule the show, we ask all ticket holders to hold on to their tickets which will remain valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date, refunds will be available from your point of purchase’
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After 30 years as the queen of the street,
Beverley Callard is leaving corrie to take the smash hit theatre show The
Thunder Girls on tour visiting Newcastle!
Best known for her role as Coronation Street Landlady, Liz
McDonald, Beverley Callard announced today that she has quit the Street to
revive her role of Roxanne, in the critically acclaimed The Thunder Girls, when the show tours next year.
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| Beverley Callard as Roxanne |
Tickets for the national tour of the box
office smash production, written by Melanie Blake, adapted from her number 1
best-selling novel of the same name, go on sale today.
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| Beverley Callard & Sandra Marvin |
The Thunder Girls, follows a fictional
‘80s girl group who haven’t seen or spoken to each other in 30 years after
greed, envy and ego tore the band and their friendship apart. The play,
which also features original music and songs, focuses on the ‘reunion dinner
from hell’.
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| Carol Harrison & Beverley Callard as Chrissie & Roxanne |
Former lead singer Chrissie
Martin, played by ex-EastEnders’s star Carol Harrison, is desperate to salvage
herself from bankruptcy after being conned out of her fortune by her toy boy
husband. Chrissie organises a
‘re-connection’ dinner, but it’s soon clear that the main course on the menu is
revenge. Beverley Callard plays the role of Roxanne, the former band
member who holds the balance of power in the reunion summit - but Roxanne’s
wounds are the deepest as Chrissie didn’t just steal her career when she broke
up the band, she also stole her man, their manager Rick. Coleen Nolan also reprises her critically
acclaimed role as Anita and Gary Webster returns in the role of Rick.
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| Beverley Callard as Roxanne |
Beverley says: “Leaving Coronation Street is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to
make but I just couldn’t miss out on playing Roxanne in The Thunder Girls again.
I knew it was something special when I first read the script, but none
of us were prepared for the audiences giving it three standing ovations a
night! After that we knew we just had to get this show on the road and let more
people have the chance to eavesdrop on what is quite literally the Girls Night
In From Hell! I’m so proud to be in such a rare show with a four strong
ensemble of real women with real life experience, especially as so many men in
power said for years that this show wouldn’t be a hit because ‘no one was
interested in women over 50!’ – We certainly showed them! The Thunder Girls is,
rich in drama, comedy and tragedy, it’s a bit like the Christmas day episode of
your favourite soap that you wait all year for! Most important of all, this
play is fiercely entertaining and our
audiences love it. And I can’t wait to do it all again”.
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| Carol Harrison Beverely Callard, Coleen Nolan & Sandra Marvin |
Angela Squire, Producer, says:
“Following the phenomenal reaction to The Thunder Girls during its
record-breaking Preview run in at The Lowry, Salford, we are thrilled to
announce that The Thunder Girls will
be hitting theatres all over the UK on its 2020 tour.
Beverley Callard gave a powerhouse of a
performance in the role of Roxanne and we are honoured and overwhelmed that
Beverley is leaving her iconic role as Liz McDonald in Coronation Street to reprise her role on The Thunder Girls 2020
Tour. There couldn’t be a better endorsement of this new work than
Beverley's commitment to the role and the show. Beverley's tour de force
portrayal of Roxanne, combining brilliant comic timing with vulnerability,
brings the authentic dialogue to life in the most electric way.
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| Carol Harrison & Sandra Marvin |
For us as Producers, one of the biggest
achievements of The Thunder Girls so far is that almost 80% of our audience
were new to the theatre and the art form. We passionately believe that theatre
is for everyone and should not be elitist. When people who love TV, but
think the theatre isn’t for them, come and see The Thunder Girls and have a
brilliant night - that is the best ever 5-star review. It is very
exciting that The Thunder Girls is opening theatre doors to a new audience.”
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| Coleen Nolan As Anita |
Melanie Blake says: “Just as I chose The Lowry, in Salford, for The Thunder Girls world premiere preview because Salford
council had housed me when I was once a vulnerable teenager, I have now chosen
to commence The Thunder Girls national
tour in Stockport, just yards from where I was born, grew up and went to
school. As a proud Stopfordian I
couldn’t imagine a better place than the fabulous Stockport Plaza to kick off
the next leg of our wonderful journey. I’m overwhelmed by how much the
audiences loved the show and our cast and creatives have become a real family.
When I saw our incredibly powerful, empowered and talented actresses bring my
characters to life, I just knew the preview of The Thunder Girls was only the beginning, I can’t wait for
the whole of UK to now get a chance to see our show on tour.”
Photos: © Blake & Squire courtesy of
Rob Martin.
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