Beware bloodthirsty Buxton plant

In preparation for Buxton Opera House’s community production of Little Shop of Horrors, a strange, botanical creature has appeared outside the theatre!

Following the success of Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Oliver! and Rent, Buxton Opera House will once again be showcasing talented local performers in its production of Little Shop of Horrors.

The production is supported by a fully professional creative team including set design, choreography and musical direction, and featured the very realistic man-eating plant, Audrey II, pictured outside the theatre.

This sci-fi rock musical has become a cult favourite, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman (the creative geniuses behind Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin). It features songs Somewhere That’s Green, Dentist, Suddenly Seymour and Don’t Feed The Plants.

The cast includes Karina Tomlinson, Jamie Smith, Rachel Taft, Daniel Hulme, Stephen Sheppard, Maria Dunford, Sheri Cooper, Katherine Cooke, Grace Macdonald, Emma Singletary and Molly Edwards.

This year Little Shop of Horrors is supported by Arts Council England, as part of Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre’s recently received NPO status.

Seymour Krelborn – a poor, run-down florist working on the decrepit Skid Row- finds a mysterious plant from outer space with a thirst for blood. The carnivorous plant (named Audrey II after his co-worker crush Audrey) begins to grow and the flower shop becomes an overnight sensation, but questions are soon asked as townsfolk begin to mysteriously disappear… Can Seymour give up his fortune and fame to save the world from global plant domination?

Little Shop of Horrors is at Buxton Opera House from Thursday 25 – Sunday 28 May 2023.

Tickets are priced at £21-£25. To book, call our Box Office on 01298 72190 or visit: www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

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