Details

Award winning musical. Assassins is a twisted celebration of America, "a land where any boy can grow up to kill a president". This show explores the motives of nine individuals who attempt to assassinate American presidents. Through Sondheim's witty lyrics and emotive score, it exposes a sinister underside to the American Dream. Compelling, innovative and yet disturbingly funny, this is one of the most controversial musicals ever written.

Cast/Performers

Ian Bartholomew (Guiteau), Gerard Murphy (Byck), Matt Rawle (Balladeer), Josie Walker (Sara Jane Moore), David Burrows (Proprietor), Billy Carter (Czolgosz), Richard Colvin (Zangara), Matt Cross (Lee Harvey Oswald), Hadley Fraser (John Wilkes Booth), James Gillan (Hinckley), Penny Layden (Fromme), Oliver Birkhill (Boy - some dates), Massimo Restaino (Boy - some dates)

Creatives/Company

Music: Stephen Sondheim
Book by: John Weidman
Producer: Sheffield Theatres
Director(s): Nikolai Foster, David Shrubsole Imusic)
Design(s): Peter McKintosh, Yeastculture.org (video)
Lighting: Guy Hoare
Choreographer: Lynne Page