A story of life and death
The English language premiere of major new musical Marie Curie, with Book & Lyrics by Seeun Choun, Music by Jongyoon Choi, Directed by Sarah Meadows, will open soon at London’s Charing Cross Theatre.
Marie Sklodowska Curie. Physicist. Pioneer. Parent. As she arrives from her native home in Poland to study at Sorbonne University in Paris, young Marie Sklodowska is certain she can make a name for herself and change the course of science. She discovers radium, a new chemical element, with her husband Pierre Curie, and she’s lauded with the Nobel Prize.
But she is faced with an overwhelming moral dilemma. As Marie discovers the lifesaving potential of radium to cure cancer, factory workers handling the glowing substance are succumbing to the insidious grip of radium poisoning.
As a woman with society against her, can she wrestle with both the potential and danger of her
discovery – and what if radium’s dangers overshadow its possibilities?
A story of life and death, Marie Curie has already captivated audiences in Korea and Japan with its sweeping score and story and is now brought to London audiences for the first time in a stirring original production directed by Sarah Meadows (Ride).
Alisa Davidson (Marie Curie) can be seen as Veronica Sawyer in the Heathers the Musical pro-shot film (Amazon Prime).
Chrissie Bhima (Anne Kowalska) was recently seen as Melanie in The Witches (National Theatre).
Thomas Josling (Pierre Curie) was Tom Double-Budget in Scandaltown (Lyric Hammersmith).
Richard Meek (Ruben Dupont) recently played Brad Majors and was cover Frank-n-Furter, in The Rocky Horror Show 50th Anniversary World Tour.
The ensemble cast features:
Christopher Killik – Mary Sunshine in Chicago, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar
Dean Makowski-Clayton – Making A Murderer : The Musical, Ordinary Days
Rio Maye – Carmen Diaz in Fame
Yujin Park – a recent graduate of Arts Educational making his professional debut
Isabel Snaas – most recently in Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre) and Frozen (Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
Maya Kristal Tenenbaum – was Julia in The Band’s Visit (Donmar Warehouse)
Lucy Young – recently appeared in Newsies (Troubador, Wembley) and White Christmas (Sheffield Crucible)
LIVE corp, founded in March 2011 by producer Byungwon Kang, aims to produce global musical content. It is Korea’s leading K-Musical production company.
Charing Cross Theatre, The Arches, Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NL
Box office: 08444 930650
Saturday 1 June – Sunday 28 July
Performances:
Tuesday – Saturday at 7.30pm
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday matinees at 2.30pm
Tickets from £15.00
Upgrade your ticket to include a glass of bubbly and a programme for just £7.50
