Review: Michael Crawford stars in The Go-Between at the Apollo Theatre

The Go-Between
Apollo Theatre
Reviewed on Wednesday 8th June 2016
★★

Michael Crawford has returned to the West End in Richard Taylor and David Wood's musical version of L.P. Hartley's novel The Go-Between. Crawford plays an older version of the central character Leo Colston who retells the story of when he was acting as the go-between messenger for Marian and the local farmer Ted who were having a passionate affair, despite Marian being engaged.

Stuart Ward & Gemma Sutton join Michael Crawford in The Go-Between

Stuart Ward (Once) and Gemma Sutton (Gypsy) will star as Ted and Marian in The Go-Between.

They join the previously announced Michael Crawford as Leo Colston. Crawford is returning to the West End to appear in the musical version of L.P. Hartley's novel. The Go-Between opens at the Apollo Theatre on 7th June 2016 (previews from 27th May). 

The new musical has a score by Richard Taylor and will be directed by Roger Haines. Crawford famously originated the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and was last seen as the title role in the West End revival of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium.

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Michael Crawford plays Leo Colston, a man who can no longer hide from the memories of his past. Memories of the gloriously hot summer of 1900 and of his days spent in Norfolk come flooding back. Spending the holidays with the family of his school friend Marcus in their luxurious country home, the young Leo finds himself acting as the go-between for the beautiful upper-class Marian and tenant-farmer Ted who are embroiled in a forbidden love affair. The innocent Leo gets caught up in the adult world of deceit and manipulation as he risks everything in this deeply moving coming of age story. The events of that summer and the devastating effects of love denied will shape his life forever.

Michael Crawford returning to the West End

It has been confirmed that Michael Crawford is returning to the West End to appear in a musical version of L.P. Hartley's novel The Go-Between.

Crawford will play story's Narrator (Leo Colston) in the show which opens at the Apollo Theatre on 7th June 2016 (previews from 27th May).

The new musical has a score by Richard Taylor and will be directed by Roger Haines. Crawford famously originated the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and was last seen as the title role in the West End revival of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium.