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This is your chance to win tickets to see the Judy Garland musical Judy! at the Arts Theatre. To enter simply retweet one of our Judy! competition tweets before 5pm on 14th May 2017 AND name your favourite Judy Garland film.
#COMPETITION: For your chance to win tickets to @JudyWestEnd simply retweet AND tell us your favourite Judy Garland musical, by 5pm 14.5.17
— Everything Theatre (@EveryTheatre) May 7, 2017
Judy! – Arts Theatre
16 May – 17 June 2017
Ray Rackham’s extraordinary biographical musical about the life of iconic movie star and chanteuse Judy Garland comes to the Arts Theatre for a strictly limited run from 16 May. This highly anticipated production sees Judy back in town following a critically acclaimed Southwark Playhouse debut in 2016 (original title, Through The Mill).
“PIERCES THE HEART AND RAISES THE ROOF.” The Times
Using three ages of Judy, Rackham shows that her life was more than just heartbreak and self-destruction. The stories of Young Judy (an innocent girl filled with hope and excitement as she heads toward her life-changing performance in The Wizard of Oz), Palace Theatre Judy (a woman at the height of her performing powers in the midst of a passionate romance with Sidney Luft) and CBS Judy (an older and possibly wiser woman) demonstrate that no matter how hard we look for love in all the wrong places, the answer is ultimately inside ourselves.
“RACKHAM’S SCRIPT HAS AN OVERARCHING SENSE OF HOPE AND VAUDEVILLIAN RESILIENCE…AN UNMISSABLE PRODUCTION.” The Stage
The cast includes Helen Sheals (Last Tango In Halifax, Downton Abbey) as CBS Judy, Belinda Wollaston (Mamma Mia, Titanic) as Palace Judy and Lucy Penrose as Young Judy. The memorable score, which is brought to life by a live band, is a wonderful combination of Garland standards, interlinked with some of her lesser known numbers. It includes The Trolley Song, The Man That Got Away and, of course, Over The Rainbow.
“THE SHOW REMINDS US HOW, IN THE CONFLICT BETWEEN A MERCILESS INDUSTRY AND THE HUNGER FOR LOVE AND LIFE, A STAR IS INEVITABLY TORN” Guardian
Terms and conditions
Prize package is a pair of top price tickets (Valued at £131.80 per pair) to Judy! at Arts Theatre, London. Valid on performances between 16 May and 17 June, (matinee or evening) subject to availability. Closing date 14th May 2017, 5pm. Winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries, and will be notified via Twitter no more than 3 days after the closing date. The winners have 3 days to accept the prize via Twitter and provide contact details, otherwise a new winner will be chosen at random. Tickets to be collected from the box office with no cash alternative. Tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and all additional expenses are the responsibility of the prize winner. Editor’s decision is final.
Competition promoter is Boom Ents Ltd, 17a Newman Street, London, W1T 1PB
