The Sound of Music
The musical that inspired the Academy Award-winning film.
Overview
Written by Richard Rodgers and performed first in 1959, The Sound of Music is an Austrian-based musical based on the memoirs of Maria Von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. The musical was adapted in 1965 (starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer), and went on to win five Academy Awards.
The production has been performed around the world - from Broadway to Buenos Aires, and will be showing at the St James Theatre from September 12 until September 21.