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29 Oct 16

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Half a Sixpence

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HALF A SIXPENCE

This new stage version of “HALF A SIXPENCE”, the musical adaptation of H.G. Wells’s semi- autobiographical novel ‘Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul’, is a completely fresh adaptation which reunites book-writer Julian Fellowes (Oscar-winning screenwriter and creator of Downton Abbey) with George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the musical team that co-creator Cameron Mackintosh first put together to create the hit stage adaptation of “Mary Poppins” with Disney. The score is inspired by and features several of composer David Heneker’s exhilarating songs from the original production, including ‘Flash Bang Wallop’, ‘Money To Burn’ and ‘Half A Sixpence’.

Arthur Kipps, an orphan and over-worked draper’s assistant at the turn of the last century, unexpectedly inherits a fortune that propels him into high society. His childhood companion, Ann Pornick, watches with dismay as Arthur is made over in a new image by the beautiful and classy Helen Walsingham. Both young women undoubtedly love Arthur – but which of them should he listen to? With the help of his friends, Arthur learns that if you want to have the chance of living the right life, you need to make the right choices.

Creatives

Book: Julian Fellowes
Music and Lyrics: George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Producer and Co-Creator: Cameron Mackintosh
Co-Author of Original Musical and Original Music and Lyrics: David Heneker MBE
Co-Author of Original Musical: Beverley Cross
Director: Rachel Kavanaugh
Choreographer: Andrew Wright
Production Designer: Paul Brown
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Sound Designer:Mick Potter
Video Designer: Luke Halls
Orchestrations: William David Brohn
Additional Orchestrations: Tom Kelly
Musical Supervisor: Stephen Brooker
Musical Supervisor and Conductor: Graham Hurman
Associate Director: Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy
Associate Designer: David Harris
Associate Lighting Designer: Rob Casey
Associate Sound Designer: Paul Gatehouse

Half A Sixpence | West End LIVE 2017

over 6 years ago

The smash-hit musical Half A Sixpence is going out with a Flash, Bang, Wallop after extending for the final time until 2 September 2017. Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 including Best Actor in a Musical (Charlie Stemp), this award winning musical contains one of 'the top 10 ecstatic musical showstoppers of the last 70 years which spreads delirium from the stage into the auditorium' and 'has the key quality any musical needs: a moment of pure ecstacy' (Michael Billington, The Guardian) You simply won’t want to miss ‘The kind of West End experience that comes along once in a lifetime’ (Huffington Post), so book your tickets today: http://www.halfasixpence.co.uk/

Just A Few Little Things - Part Three

over 6 years ago

Charlie Stemp (Arthur Kipps), Callum Train (Pierce) and Alex Hope (Sid Pornick) wonder what their character's profiles would look like if they were on Tinder! The smash-hit musical Half A Sixpence is going out with a Flash, Bang, Wallop after extending for the final time until 2 Sept! Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 including Best Actor in a Musical (Charlie Stemp), this award winning musical contains one of 'the top 10 ecstatic musical showstoppers of the last 70 years which spreads delirium from the stage into the auditorium' and 'has the key quality any musical needs: a moment of pure ecstacy' (Michael Billington, The Guardian) You simply won’t want to miss ‘The kind of West End experience that comes along once in a lifetime’ (Huffington Post), so book your tickets today!

Just A Few Little Things - Part Two

over 6 years ago

Charlie Stemp (Arthur Kipps), Callum Train (Pierce) and Alex Hope (Sid Pornick) talk Ed Sheeran, having Money To Burn and the elusive Nandos black card! The smash-hit musical Half A Sixpence is going out with a Flash, Bang, Wallop after extending for the final time until 2 Sept! Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 including Best Actor in a Musical (Charlie Stemp), this award winning musical contains one of 'the top 10 ecstatic musical showstoppers of the last 70 years which spreads delirium from the stage into the auditorium' and 'has the key quality any musical needs: a moment of pure ecstacy' (Michael Billington, The Guardian) You simply won’t want to miss ‘The kind of West End experience that comes along once in a lifetime’ (Huffington Post), so book your tickets today!

Just A Few Little Things - Part Six

over 6 years ago

Emma Williams (Helen Walsingham), Bethany Huckle (Flo), Devon-Elise Johnson (Ann Pornick) and Sam O'Rourke (Buggins) show off their party tricks backstage at Half A Sixpence! The smash-hit musical Half A Sixpence is going out with a Flash, Bang, Wallop after extending for the final time until 2 Sept! Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 including Best Actor in a Musical (Charlie Stemp), this award winning musical contains one of 'the top 10 ecstatic musical showstoppers of the last 70 years which spreads delirium from the stage into the auditorium' and 'has the key quality any musical needs: a moment of pure ecstacy' (Michael Billington, The Guardian) You simply won’t want to miss ‘The kind of West End experience that comes along once in a lifetime’ (Huffington Post), so book your tickets today!

Just A Few Little Things - Part Seven

over 6 years ago

Emma Williams (Helen Walsingham), Bethany Huckle (Flo), Devon-Elise Johnson (Ann Pornick) and Sam O'Rourke (Buggins) share what they get up to on WhatsApp groups whilst not on stage! The smash-hit musical Half A Sixpence is going out with a Flash, Bang, Wallop after extending for the final time until 2 Sept! Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 including Best Actor in a Musical (Charlie Stemp), this award winning musical contains one of 'the top 10 ecstatic musical showstoppers of the last 70 years which spreads delirium from the stage into the auditorium' and 'has the key quality any musical needs: a moment of pure ecstacy' (Michael Billington, The Guardian) You simply won’t want to miss ‘The kind of West End experience that comes along once in a lifetime’ (Huffington Post), so book your tickets today!

Just A Few Little Things - Part Four

over 6 years ago

Emma Williams (Helen Walsingham), Bethany Huckle (Flo), Devon-Elise Johnson (Ann Pornick) and Sam O'Rourke (Buggins) wonder what their character's profiles would look like if they were on Tinder in 1910! The smash-hit musical Half A Sixpence is going out with a Flash, Bang, Wallop after extending for the final time until 2 Sept! Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 including Best Actor in a Musical (Charlie Stemp), this award winning musical contains one of 'the top 10 ecstatic musical showstoppers of the last 70 years which spreads delirium from the stage into the auditorium' and 'has the key quality any musical needs: a moment of pure ecstacy' (Michael Billington, The Guardian) You simply won’t want to miss ‘The kind of West End experience that comes along once in a lifetime’ (Huffington Post), so book your tickets today!

Just A Few Little Things - Part Five

over 6 years ago

Alex Hope (Sid Pornick), Charlie Stemp (Arthur Kipps) and Callum Train (Pierce) share how they'd best get a party started and show off a few tricks! The smash-hit musical Half A Sixpence is going out with a Flash, Bang, Wallop after extending for the final time until 2 Sept! Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 including Best Actor in a Musical (Charlie Stemp), this award winning musical contains one of 'the top 10 ecstatic musical showstoppers of the last 70 years which spreads delirium from the stage into the auditorium' and 'has the key quality any musical needs: a moment of pure ecstacy' (Michael Billington, The Guardian) You simply won’t want to miss ‘The kind of West End experience that comes along once in a lifetime’ (Huffington Post), so book your tickets today!

Just A Few Little Things - Part One

over 6 years ago

Members of the Half A Sixpence cast talk about the similarities and differences between 1910, when the show is set and now in 2017 and also discuss the reactions from the younger members of the audience who have visited! The smash-hit musical Half A Sixpence is going out with a Flash, Bang, Wallop after extending for the final time until 2 Sept! Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards 2017 including Best Actor in a Musical (Charlie Stemp), this award winning musical contains one of 'the top 10 ecstatic musical showstoppers of the last 70 years which spreads delirium from the stage into the auditorium' and 'has the key quality any musical needs: a moment of pure ecstacy' (Michael Billington, The Guardian) You simply won’t want to miss ‘The kind of West End experience that comes along once in a lifetime’ (Huffington Post), so book your tickets today!

Half A Sixpence Press Night - Facebook Live

over 7 years ago

http://www.halfasixpence.co.uk Join us LIVE on Facebook Thursday 17 November 2016 at the star-studded #HalfASixpence press night! Tune in from 7pm for the live celebrity arrivals and interviews hosted by Michael Underwood then again from 10pm for a very special live stream of show-stopping number ‘Flash, Bang, Wallop!’ and the sensational finale. http://www.facebook.com/HalfASixpence http://www.twitter.com/HalfASixpence http://www.instagram.com/HalfASixpenceUK

Half A Sixpence Mannequin Challenge

over 7 years ago

The Half A Sixpence cast have taken on the #MannequinChallenge! http://www.halfasixpence.co.uk

Half A Sixpence - Audience Reactions

over 7 years ago

What have audiences at the Noël Coward Theatre had to say about #HalfASixpence? Find out more information at: http://www. halfasixpence.co.uk Following rave reviews and a record-breaking run in Chichester, Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to announce the West End transfer of the critically acclaimed hit musical “HALF A SIXPENCE” - which he co-produced with Chichester Festival Theatre - introducing the sensational new star Charlie Stemp as Arthur Kipps. The first booking period is on sale until 11 February 2017. The entire Chichester cast have transferred to the West End, starring newcomers Charlie Stemp as ‘Arthur Kipps’ and Devon-Elise Johnson as ‘Ann Pornick’ – alongside three times Olivier-nominated actor Ian Bartholomew as ‘Chitterlow’ and three times Olivier-nominated actress Emma Williams as ‘Helen Walsingham’. This new stage version of “HALF A SIXPENCE”, the musical adaptation of H.G. Wells’s semi- autobiographical novel ‘Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul’, is a completely fresh adaptation which reunites book-writer Julian Fellowes (Oscar-winning screenwriter and creator of Downton Abbey) with George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the musical team that co-creator Cameron Mackintosh first put together to create the hit stage adaptation of “Mary Poppins” with Disney. The score is inspired by and features several of composer David Heneker’s exhilarating songs from the original production, including ‘Flash Bang Wallop’, ‘Money To Burn’ and ‘Half A Sixpence’. Arthur Kipps, an orphan and over-worked draper’s assistant at the turn of the last century, unexpectedly inherits a fortune that propels him into high society. His childhood companion, Ann Pornick, watches with dismay as Arthur is made over in a new image by the beautiful and classy Helen Walsingham. Both young women undoubtedly love Arthur – but which of them should he listen to? With the help of his friends, Arthur learns that if you want to have the chance of living the right life, you need to make the right choices. https://www.facebook.com/HalfASixpence https://twitter.com/HalfASixpence https://instagram.com/HalfASixpenceUK http://www.halfasixpence.co.uk

"What A Triumph!" Half A Sixpence - London Trailer

over 7 years ago

Ticket and Production Information: http://www.halfasixpence.co.uk Following rave reviews and a record-breaking run in Chichester, Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to announce the West End transfer of the critically acclaimed hit musical “HALF A SIXPENCE” - which he co-produced with Chichester Festival Theatre - introducing the sensational new star Charlie Stemp as Arthur Kipps. Performances will commence at the Noël Coward Theatre from 29 October 2016, with press night on 17 November 2016. The first booking period is on sale until 11 February 2017. The entire Chichester cast will transfer to the West End, starring newcomers Charlie Stemp as ‘Arthur Kipps’ and Devon-Elise Johnson as ‘Ann Pornick’ – alongside three times Olivier-nominated actor Ian Bartholomew as ‘Chitterlow’ and three times Olivier-nominated actress Emma Williams as ‘Helen Walsingham’. This new stage version of “HALF A SIXPENCE”, the musical adaptation of H.G. Wells’s semi- autobiographical novel ‘Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul’, is a completely fresh adaptation which reunites book-writer Julian Fellowes (Oscar-winning screenwriter and creator of Downton Abbey) with George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the musical team that co-creator Cameron Mackintosh first put together to create the hit stage adaptation of “Mary Poppins” with Disney. The score is inspired by and features several of composer David Heneker’s exhilarating songs from the original production, including ‘Flash Bang Wallop’, ‘Money To Burn’ and ‘Half A Sixpence’. Arthur Kipps, an orphan and over-worked draper’s assistant at the turn of the last century, unexpectedly inherits a fortune that propels him into high society. His childhood companion, Ann Pornick, watches with dismay as Arthur is made over in a new image by the beautiful and classy Helen Walsingham. Both young women undoubtedly love Arthur – but which of them should he listen to? With the help of his friends, Arthur learns that if you want to have the chance of living the right life, you need to make the right choices. https://www.facebook.com/HalfASixpence https://twitter.com/HalfASixpence https://instagram.com/HalfASixpenceUK http://www.halfasixpence.co.uk

Half A Sixpence - 30 Second Trailer

over 7 years ago

Half A Sixpence Trailer

over 7 years ago

Half A Sixpence - Chichester Festival Theatre

over 7 years ago

Until 3 September 2016 only: http://po.st/HAScft Based on the H.G. WELLS novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul and the original musical by BEVERLEY CROSS and DAVID HENEKER. Half A Sixpence is the iconic British musical adaptation of H.G. Wells’s disguised autobiographical novel Kipps: The Story Of A Simple Soul, based on the author’s unhappy apprenticeship as a draper at Hyde’s Drapery Emporium in Southsea. This new stage version of the novel is a completely fresh adaptation by Julian Fellowes, Oscar-winning screenwriter and creator of Downton Abbey. Arthur Kipps, an orphan, is an over-worked draper’s assistant at Shalford’s Bazaar, Folkestone, at the turn of the last century. He is a charming but ordinary young man who, along with his fellow apprentices, dreams of a better and more fulfilling world, but he likes his fun just like any other, except not quite. When Kipps unexpectedly inherits a fortune that propels him into high society, it confuses everything he thought he knew about life. Watching him wrestle with his new identity is his childhood companion and not-quite girlfriend, Ann Pornick, who sees with dismay how Arthur is being made over in a new image by the beautiful and classy Helen Walsingham. She is always there with helpful hints on how Arthur could improve himself and make his life richer and more meaningful, if only he would believe in himself, and listen to her. Both of these young women love Arthur – there is no doubt about that – but which should he listen to? With the help of his friends, Arthur learns that if you want to have the chance of living the right life, you need to make the right choices. This new stage version of Half A Sixpence has a stellar creative team and reunites bookwriter Julian Fellowes with George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the musical team that co-creator Cameron Mackintosh first put together to create the smash-hit stage adaptation of Mary Poppins with Disney. They have written an exuberant score that is inspired by and features several of composer David Heneker’s memorable songs from the original production, which he co-wrote with Beverley Cross, including the show-stopping Flash Bang Wallop, Money To Burn and the irresistible Half A Sixpence. Director Rachel Kavanaugh’s previous work at Chichester includes The Music Man (2008), Love Story (2010) and more recently Single Spies (2016). Chichester Festival Theatre https://www.facebook.com/HalfASixpence/ https://twitter.com/HalfASixpence https://www.instagram.com/HalfASixpenceUK/

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