Off-Broadway musical Striking 12, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s short story The Little Match Girl, will be staged at the Union Theatre this Christmas. The production, directed by Oliver Kaderbhai, opens on 3 December 2019, with previews from 28 November and runs until 23 December.
It’s New Year’s Eve and Brendan is done. His fiancée has left him, he’s going to lose his job and his boss is making him work late. The last thing he wants to do is celebrate. A chance encounter with a lightbulb seller changes everything.
With a punchy score of pop, rock, jazz and more, Striking 12 has book, music and lyrics by Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda, with book and lyrics also by Rachel Sheinkin. Joining Kaderbhai in the creative team are designer Natalie Johnson and lighting designer Alex Lewer.
Striking 12 is presented by Ben Lockwood, Rupert Henderson and Oliver Kaderbhai.
Bios
Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda (co-founders of GrooveLily). Their credits include Striking 12 (Off- Broadway 2006, Toy Story The Musical (Disney Cruise Line), Sleeping Beauty Wakes (Deaf West Theatre/Center Theatre Group/McCarter Theatre), Long Story Short (City Theatre of Pittsburgh/TheatreWorks Palo Alto/San Diego Rep), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (McCarter Theatre/Paper Mill Playhouse) Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (La Jolla Playhouse/TheatreWorks Palo Alto); and the upcoming Wheelhouse.
Rachel Sheinkin is a frequent collaborator with GrooveLily. Other musical theatre collaborations include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Circle in the Square), for which she won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Book for a Musical, Blood Drive (O’Neill National Music Theatre Conference) and Serenade (Baryshnikov Arts Center).
Oliver Kaderbhai directs. He is artistic director of theatre company Delirium, established in 2009. Credits as Director include Peter Pan (Chichester Festival Theatre), Songs of Abdulkarim (59 Productions/JACC), One Minute (The Vaults) Your Nation Loves You (Pegasus Theatre) Go To Your God Like A Soldier (Courtyard Theatre), From Where I’m Standing (Edinburgh Festival).
