Pixie Lott to make theatre play debut in Leicester

Published: 6 June 2015
Reporter: Steve Orme

Debut: Pixie Lott will make her first appearance in a theatre play Credit: Dave Benett

Singer Pixie Lott will appear as Holly Golightly in Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s which will go on a tour of the UK and Ireland before a 12-week season in the West End in 2016.

The production will be directed by Nikolai Foster, artistic director of Leicester’s Curve, as part of his inaugural season at the theatre.

Lott, who has released four albums and a number of singles, three of which have topped the charts, will make her acting debut in a theatre play.

She said, “I’m so excited to play Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s in my first West End play. I absolutely love Holly’s style and free spirit; she’s always been an icon to me and I can't wait to bring my own personality to the role.

“Alongside music, I've always wanted to be in a play and getting the opportunity to be in one of my all-time favourites and play this fabulous character is a dream come true.”

Foster added, “I’m thrilled Pixie Lott will lead the company in our production of Richard Greenberg's beautiful adaptation. Developing new audiences for drama and presenting plays which are socially relevant are things we feel passionately about at Curve. I’m very proud Pixie, Richard and our first-class creative team will be joining us in Leicester for my inaugural season.”

Greenberg comments, “the goal of this version is to return to the original setting of the novella, which is the New York of the Second World War, as well as to resume its tone—still stylish and romantic, yes, but rougher-edged and more candid than people generally remember.

“Capote was a great writer and a natural maker of plots and Breakfast at Tiffany's has a drive that makes it very alluring to dramatise.”

Pixie Lott began studying at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts at the age of 11 and while there she appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium. She was a quarter-finallist in the 2014 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s will begin performances at Curve on 3 March 2016. It then tours to Canterbury, Leeds, Salford, Birmingham, Southampton, Dublin and Plymouth before moving to the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 30 June until 17 September.

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