Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Friday 14:00
Theatre Royal Winchester
Adapted from Pedro Almodόvar’s Oscar nominated film, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988), by book writer Jeffrey Lane, Women on the Verge is a chaotic celebration of female fortitude, and a tribute to the women of Spain... But at its lovesick heart, it’s a story about us.
Date
May 10th 2024 at 14:00 - May 11th 2024 at 21:50
Event details
Address:Theatre Royal Winchester
Jewry Street
Winchester
Postcode:SO23 8SB
Tickets:Tickets from £10 Members Offer 10% off tickets (excluding band C)
Contact Information:T: 01962 840 440
E: boxoffice@playtothecrowd.co.uk
Open hours:Fri 10 May 2024 - Sat 11 May 2024
Fri 2pm
Fri 7.30pm
Sat 2pm
Sat 7.30pm
Description
Meet Pepa, an actress… Candela, a model and her best friend… LucÍa, the wife of Pepa’s lover, Ivan… Marisa, the fiancé of LucÍa and Ivan's son, Carlos… and Paulina, LucÍa’s lawyer and Ivan's newest lover: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. From Tony Award winning composer David Yazbek (Tootise, The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), comes a musical comedy of tangled hearts, tongues, lies and lives. Thankfully, we have a Taxi Driver, who not only knows the streets of Madrid, but can also help us unravel this farce and navigate all of these crazy hearts.
"…a joyous evening: an affectionate and defiant tribute to female resilience." - Sarah Hemming, Financial Times, 2015 Madrid, 1987.
"…gloriously camp, yet seriously heartfelt, celebration of female powers of survival and self-emancipation." - Paul Taylor, The Independent, 2015
"Best of all is a surprisingly engaging score by David Yazbeck, who deploys a variety of Latin rhythms to make everything from patter songs to wistful laments stand out from the generic-Broadway crowd." - Richard Zoglin, Time, 2010
A story about people who are trying to genuinely connect to each other and who are desperately looking for answers. But perhaps the most pressing question of them all is: 'What’s in the gazpacho?'
Book by Jeffrey Lane Music and Lyrics by David Yazbeck Based on the film by Pedro Almodόvar
Accessibility
Access for wheelchair users
Hearing system
Level access toilet
Level access venue