Award winning Newstead brass are set to return to the stage
for ‘Brassed Off’ in the revived professional tour concluding at the Sheffield
Lyceum from May 7th to 10th.
Newstead brass will be joining with professional actors from
the Touring Consortium Theatre Company for the final week of a 10 week national
tour.
A Newstead band spokesperson said, “Newstead brass, and our
musical director Duncan Beckley, were closely involved when the ‘Brassed Off’
film first transferred to the stage in 1998, playing for the Nottingham leg of
that professional tour. We’ve
subsequently been involved in a number of local amateur productions including
the Bonington players’ adaptation in January 2013 which was awarded the
Nottingham and Notts Drama Association ‘Production of the Year’. We’re delighted to be involved in this new
production as it concludes its run in Sheffield after outstanding reviews for
the company, and the various brass bands which have been involved, during the
tour.”
‘Brassed Off’ tells the story of a community threatened by
the closure of their colliery and the impacts on the village and their brass
band, as well as the romantic encounters of the bandsman Andy and his returning
childhood sweetheart (and outstanding Flugelhorn player) Gloria. . It’s a story
close to the heart of Newstead brass having experienced the closure and
demolition of the Hucknall Colliery where they were previously based resulting,
after a few years of worry, in the move to Newstead and current name.
More details of performance times and ticket prices can be
found on the Sheffield Lyceum theatre website at www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk or ringing
the box office on 0114 2496000.
