Springtime for Henry (and Barbara)
T1531614661
Mel Brimfield and Gwyneth Herbert present a fictitious lost musical reconstructed in fragments, centred around the lives of British sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. Sir Henry Moore straddled the globe like a mighty colossus of Modernism, hoisting the flag for a thrilling new muscular breed of British sculpture, to the universal and enduring rapture of critics and public alike. Barbara Hepworth went to college with him.
Archive :: production:T1531614661, musical:S0543446188, venue:V1165
Production details
For two nights only, (before the inevitable Broadway transfer), a stellar cast brings this extraordinary story to life in a multitude of unexpected ways. See our durable hero Henry throw off the shackles of his humble Yorkshire roots to conquer the world. Meet our plucky heroine Barbara, languishing in his long shadow ? just a little woman chipping away at an impossible dream... to stand on the shoulders of giants and carve out a niche of her own. Amidst a vivid collage of behind-the-scenes "documentary" footage, recontextualised archive material and a live TV chat show, expect heart-wrenching power ballads, toe-tapping swing-alongs and jaw-dropping show-stoppers... with West End stars and world-class musicians, high-kicking chorus lines and breathtaking set design... magic, mystery, and a rigorous historiographical interrogation of the modernist legacy.
