Drifters Musical for Edinburgh

Mar 8 2023 | By More

The Drifters Girl sets Playhouse dates in 2024

Tickets have gone on sale for The Drifters Girl, the jukebox musical based on the story and music of the American vocal group The Drifters and their manager Faye Treadwell, which will tour to the Edinburgh Playhouse in May 2024.

Tickets for the Playhouse dates, Tue 30 April – Sat 4 May 2024, are available here. The show is also playing His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen (Tue 2 – Sat 6 Apr 2024 tickets on sale soon) and Glasgow King’s (Tue 9 – Sat 13 Apr 2024 tickets here).

The Drifters Girl. Previous London cast. Pic:Johan Persson

The Drifters Girl tells the story of The Drifters and the truth about the woman who made them. Faye Treadwell is their legendary manager who fought for three decades alongside her husband George to turn Atlantic Records’ hottest vocal group into a global phenomenon.

From the highs of hit records and sell-out tours to the lows of legal battles and personal tragedy, The Drifters Girl charts the trailblazing efforts of the world’s first African American female music manager and how she refused to ever give up on the group she loved.

Thirty years and hundreds of hit songs later, there is no doubt that Faye Treadwell was and always will be, The Drifters Girl.

incredible soundtrack

The Drifters Girl boasts an incredible soundtrack of some of the most famous songs in history, including Save The Last Dance For Me, Under The Boardwalk, Kissin In The Back Row Of The Movies, Stand By Me, Come On Over To My Place, Saturday Night At The Movies and many more.

The Drifters Girl, with a book by Ed Curtis, is based on an idea by Tina Treadwell and is co-created by Beverley Knight, Adam J Bernard, Tarinn Callender, Matt Henry and Tosh Wanogho-Maud.

Direction is by Jonathan Church with set design by Anthony Ward, choreography by Karen Bruce, costume design by Fay Fullerton, orchestrations by Chris Egan, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Tom Marshall and video design by Andrzej Goulding.

Casting for the UK tour will be announced in due course.

Listings

The Drifters Girl
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18 – 22 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA.
Tue 2 – Sat 6 Apr 2024
Evenings: 7.30pm; Weds, Sat mats: 2.30pm.
Tickets and details: Book here.

His Majesty’s Theatre, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, AB25 1GL
Tue 2 – Sat 6 Apr 2024
Evenings: 7.30pm; Mats Thurs: 2pm, Sat: 2.30pm.
Tickets and details: Book here, on sale soon.

Glasgow Kings, 297 Bath St, Glasgow G2, UK
Tue 9 – Sat 13 Apr 2024
Evenings: 7.30pm; Weds, Thurs, Sat mats: 2.30pm.
Tickets and details: Book here.

The Drifters Girl. Previous London cast. Pic:Johan Persson

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