14 Nov Cinderella & the Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham Turn on the Lights of Hammersmith
Timmika Ramsay, who will be playing Cinderella in the upcoming Panto at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, joined the Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham, Councillor Daryl Brown, to turn on the Hammersmith BID Christmas lights in Lyric Square, Hammersmith on Wednesday [13 November] evening.
The public are encouraged to take a selfie with the tree on Lyric Square and tag @HammersmithBID on Instagram and Twitter with #Hammersmith this festive season.
The light switch on happened in collaboration with Hammersmith BID who bring LED, low emission Christmas lights to the town centre every year. Alongside the switch on, the BID raised money for new initiative, Small tap, big change, which aims to combat challenges associated with homelessness in the area. Donations are taken through contactless devices which can be found in pubs, shops and offices across Hammersmith city centre.
Joining Timmika on stage in Cinderella are Shobna Gulati (Madame Meanie), best known for playing Sunita Alahan in Coronation Street and Anita in Dinnerladies and Rhys Taylor (Fairy Fredbare) whose recent work includes Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens at the Union Theatre.
Cinderella’s step-sisters will be played by Mairi Barclay (Topsy) and Lauren Samuels (Popsy). Jodie Jacobs (Buttons) returns to the Lyric stage after playing Bow Belles in Dick Whittington last year, and Gabriel Fleary, known for Don Quixote (RSC West End), Run Fat Boy Run and St Trinians will play the role of Bob the Prince.
The Lyric’s annual Pantomime is now in its 11th year, having run every year since Richard Bean, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Joel Horwood and Ché Walker’s adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk opened in 2009, directed by Steve Marmion with Stephen Fry as the voice of the giant. Mel Giedroyc, Vikki Stone and Stevie Webb have all joined the Lyric’s Pantomime over the years to sing ‘Glory Glory Hammersmith’.
Cinderella will run at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from 16 November – 05 January.
For press enquiries specific to the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, please contact Armani Ur-Rub: armani.ur-rub@lyric.co.uk | T: 020 8741 6822 (ext 429)
For press enquiries specific to Hammersmith BID, please contact Caragh Cheesman: c.cheesman@hammersmithbid.co.uk | T: 020 3362 4626
Cinderella
Saturday 16 Nov 2019 ‐ Sunday 05 Jan 2020
Free First Night: Saturday 16 November
Press Performance: Saturday 23 November, 6pm
Relaxed Performance: Wednesday 04 December, 6pm
Open Captioned Performance: Saturday 14 December, 6pm
Audio Described Performance: Wednesday 18 December, 6pm
BSL Performance: Friday 27 December, 2pm
See full schedule online for show times, Mon-Sun
Preview Tickets from £10 | Tickets from £15
Family Offer for Cinderella: £75 Family Tickets are available for Cinderella. (Family tickets are for two adults and two children or one adult and three children. Valid on full price and under 16 tickets in bands B and C only). To book online add one of these combinations of tickets to your basket and the discount will automatically apply. Alternatively book via the Box office by calling 020 8741 6850.
About the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
The Lyric has created some of the UK’s most adventurous and acclaimed theatrical work. This includes the debuts of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party (1958) and Michael Frayn’s Noises Off (1982), which returned this year and opens in the West End late September. Other iconic productions include the Olivier award-winning revival of Sarah Kane’s Blasted (2009), the triumphant Bugsy Malone (2015) and the international cult hit Ghost Stories, which is back in the West End this Autumn.
Under the joint leadership of Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan and Executive Director Sian Alexander, the Lyric’s 2019/2020 programme of reimagined classics, contemporary plays and bold new works celebrates its unique Matcham theatre.
At the heart of the Lyric is a commitment to young people’s creativity. The theatre has a national reputation for its ground breaking work to forge pathways into the arts for young talent from all backgrounds, helping to diversify our industry. The theatre is West London’s largest creative hub and home to an innovative partnership of arts organisations who work together to deliver life-changing creative opportunities for thousands of young West Londoners.
Hammersmith BID
Hammersmith BID is a not-for-profit company, first elected in March 2006, with our mandate renewed for a second 5-year-term in March 2011 and a third in February 2016.
Hammersmith BID provides new and expanded services within the BID area, as identified by the local businesses to improve the working and trading environment.
For more information about Hammersmith BID: https://hammersmithbid.co.uk/
More details about Hammersmith BID’s work can be found here: https://hammersmithbid.co.uk/hammersmith- now/