Buddy -The Buddy Holly Story returns to Croydon (From Your Local Guardian)

Buddy -The Buddy Holly Story returns to Croydon

1:12pm Monday 8th November 2010 in Croydon

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story THE ORIGINAL AND BEST IS BACK!

‘Fail-safe family entertainment’ Daily Express Coming to Croydon 7 - 12 February Croydon Ashcroft Theatre 020 8688 9291 www.fairfield.co.uk Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story has had audiences on their feet in every corner of the globe, and has been seen by more than 20 million people in over 16,000 performances worldwide. Opening at Dartford on 1st February 2011 to coincide with the anniversary of the singers tragic and untimely death on 3rd February 1959 the show tours the UK through to June – see tour listings below The music of the 22 year old, who changed the face of popular music, has been an inspiration to legendary performers “I play Buddy Holly every night before going onstage. It keeps me honest”

- Bruce Springsteen “You could learn from Buddy Holly how to write songs, the way he put them together. He was a beautiful writer”

- Mick Jagger “Of all the music heroes of the time, Buddy Holly was the most accessible, and he was the real thing... He was one of us”

- Eric Clapton Buddy introduced the concept of the rock’n’ roll musical to the West End, setting the benchmark and heralding the success of such shows as Mama Mia and We Will Rock You Now in its 21st amazing year and with over a dozen major nominations and awards – including 2 Oliviers and a Tony productions of Buddy continue tour the world offering a unique theatrical experience “It’s the show you’ll never forget” Daily Mail A phenomenally multi-talented cast come together to tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his meteoric rise to fame, to his final legendary performance at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Together they present two terrific hours of music with over 20 of his greatest hits, including the timeless classics That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh Boy and Rave On, Everyday Cast :- GLEN JOSEPH, ROGER ROWLEY, CHRIS REDMOND, DAN GRAHAM, FELICITY CHILVET, STEVE DORSETT, MIGUEL ANGEL, GARY TRAINOR, KLYE RILEY, KATIA SARTINI, MELISSA KEYES, ALEX MARSHALL. Directed by MATT SAILSBURY, Designer and costumes ADRIAN REES, Musical Director JOHN BANISTER, Sound Designer PETER COX for THAMES AUDIO, Lighting Designer JOE ATKINS With the Big Bopper’s Chantilly Lace and Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba completing a stellar musical line up, Buddy is a not to be missed evening of family entertainment that will have music lovers from 8 to 80 toe tapping, hand clapping and rocking in the aisles!

For further press information/images/interviews contact TARGTE-LIVE jennifer.eldridge@target-live.co.uk/0203 372 0958 TOUR LISTINGS – Further dates to be announced 1 February - 5 February Dartford Orchard Theatre 01322 220 000 www.orchardtheatre.co.uk 7 - 12 February Croydon Ashcroft Theatre 020 8688 9291 www.fairfield.co.uk 14 - 19 February Swindon Wyvern Theatre 01793 524 481 www.wyverntheatre.org.uk 21 - 26 February Aylesbury Waterside Theatre 0844 871 7606 aylesburywatersidetheatre.co.uk 28 February - 5 March Richmond Theatre 0844 871 7651 ambassadortickets.com/Richmond 14 - 19 March Bristol Hippodrome 0844 847 2325 www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk 21 - 26 March Cardiff New Theatre 029 2087 8889 www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk 28 March - 2 April Manchester Palace Theatre 0844 372 7272 www.manchesterpalace.org.uk 4 - 9 April New Brighton Floral Pavilion 0151 666 0000 www.floralpavilion.com 11 - 16 April Wolverhampton Grand Theatre 01902 573 300 www.grandtheatre.co.uk 18 - 23 April Sunderland Empire Theatre 0844 847 2499 www.sunderlandempire.org.uk 25 - 30 April Dundee Caird Hall 01382 434 451 www.cairdhall.co.uk 2 - 7 May Lincoln Theatre Royal 01522 519 999 www.theatreroyallincoln.com 9 - 14 May Hayes Beck Theatre 020 8561 8371 www.becktheatre.org.uk 16 - 21 May Bromley Churchill Theatre 0844 871 7627 ambassadortickets.com/bromley 23 - 28 May Leicester De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111 www.demontforthall.co.uk 30 May - 4 June Belfast Grand Opera House (028) 9024 1919 www.goh.co.uk 13 - 18 June Norwich Theatre Royal 01603 63 00 00 www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk 20 - 25 June Southend Cliffs Pavilion 01702 351 135 www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk UK TOUR 2010 Based on information supplied by Ashcroft Theatre.