Patrick Street Productions’ staging of A Little Night Music got a warm reception from critics and audience members alike when it ran at the Anvil Centre Theatre in May.
Now it’s making a return to the stage – this time at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond.
The production, directed by New Westminster’s Peter Jorgensen, is onstage Oct. 12 through 21, with a Thursday night preview on Oct. 12 and opening night on Friday, Oct. 13.
A Little Night Music is the Stephen Sondheim classic that debuted on Broadway in 1973, based on Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night. Set in Sweden at the turn of the last century, A Little Night Music follows a cast of characters during a weekend at a lavish country estate, tracing their intertwined loves, passions and jealousies.
At the heart of the story are a pair of former lovers, Fredrik Egerman (played by Warren Kimmel) and Desiree Armfeldt (played by New Westminster’s Katey Wright) – the latter of whom brings to the stage Sondheim’s most famous song, Send in the Clowns.
The Patrick Street Productions cast also includes 13-year-old Elizabeth Irving of New Westminster as Desiree’s daughter, Fredrika.
They’re joined by Patti Allan, Lyndsey Britten, Lindsay Warnock, Rose McNeil, Jacob Woike, Micheal Querin, Caleb Dipomponio and Nick Fontaine.
Sean Bayntun is musical director, with set and lighting design by Alan Brodie and costumes by Jessica Bayntun.
Shows are on 8 p.m. nightly from Tuesday to Saturday, with matinees on Saturday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. The Oct. 17 show is a special tea matinee with complimentary tea, coffee and cake before the show.
Tickets start at $29 and can be purchased at tickets.gatewaytheatre.com or by calling 604-270-1812.
For more information, see www.gatewaytheatre.com/littlenightmusic.
