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Dateline: 26th November, 2004 The Big Life Returns The Big Life, the ska musical which transports Love's Labour's Lost to 1950s London, is to return to the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, for a short season from 4th February. On the Windrush over from the Caribbean to England, a pact is made by a group of men not to get involved with women for three years while they work to better themselves, but Cupid has another plan!
The Big Life is relevant to anybody who is familiar with the experience of coming to this country to start a new life. It captures the mood of the period in the music and charts the stories of Caribbean migrants in their hunt for a better life.
“It’s an important story from recent British history told in a wonderful, joyous way,” says Kerry Michael, the new artistic director of Theatre Royal. “Demand the first time was overwhelming, with many people not able to get tickets. That is why we’re bringing it back.” Philip Hedley, who stepped down as Theatre Royal’s artistic director earlier this year, says, “In my 25 years at Stratford East, I have never known a show that has generated such a strong feeling from its audience. They wanted to come back and bring their family and friends to it.” A West End transfer is still on the cards in the next six months or so, but demand has been such that the theatre decided to bring it back. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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