Treat your older kids to a jazz musical with Lyric Theatre’s Play On! The show is based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.

When: January 28 to February 22, 2025

Where: Lyric Theatre Hammersmith (Main House)

Age: 12 plus

Ticket price: From £10.

Running time: 150 minutes

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What does it take for a woman to make it in a man’s world?

Meet Vy, a talented songwriter looking to make it big in the 1940’s Harlem scene. She quickly learns from her uncle Jester that women are never taken seriously in a man’s world. But, like many a strong hero, she refuses to accept defeat. Through her gender fluid cunning, she meets club owner The Duke and sensational nightclub singer Lady Liv. She is then swept up in a syncopated symphony of melodies, mistaken identities and romance. Who will come out on top? 

Play On! takes place in the jazz scene of New York’s Cotton Club. This stylish retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, directed by Talawa’s Artistic Director Michael Buffong (A Kind of People, Royal Court; All My Sons, Talawa and Royal Exchange) fuses the thrilling music of Duke Ellington with street dance choreography. 

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