Singer Pixie Lott makes her theatre debut in Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s which starts a UK and Ireland tour at Leicester’s Curve.
The tale of vivacious, good-time girl Holly Golightly and her fantastical existence in 1940s New York City is told through the eyes of a young writer, Fred, who is fascinated by “this exquisite extrovert who every woman wants to be and every man wants to be with”.
Adapted by Richard Greenberg, Breakfast at Tiffany’s features Matt Barber, who played Atticus Aldridge in the TV series Downton Abbey, as Fred and Victor McGuire, who has appeared in the TV sitcoms Trollied and Bread, as Joe Bell.
They will be joined by Robert Calvert (Doc), Naomi Cranston (Mag), Charlie De Melo (José), Tim Frances (Rusty Trawler / editor), Andrew Joshi (Yunioshi), Melanie La Barrie (Mme Spanella), Sevan Stephan (OJ Berman / Dr Goldman), Katy Allen and Andy Watkins.
Nikolai Foster, Curve’s artistic director who directs, said, “it's a testament to the beauty of Capote's imagination, the extraordinary characters he created and Greenberg's faithful adaptation that we have assembled such an accomplished company of actors to bring this dazzling play to life.”
Production design is by Matthew Wright, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Mic Pool and wig design by Campbell Young.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s runs at Curve from Thursday 3 until Saturday 12 March. Pixie Lott will play Holly Golightly from 3 March until 30 April and 13 to 25 June, and at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket from 30 June to 17 September. Verity Rushworth will take the role for the rest of the tour.