York Theatre Royal is delighted to announce the creative team for the world premiere of new musical Mayflies. The show, which is part of York Theatre Royal’s Spring season, will run from Fri 28 Apr to Sat 13 May – telling a contemporary love story from its first flourish to its final goodbye.
Mayflies is written and composed by Gus Gowland – an award-winning composer, lyricist and playwright. Resident artist at York Theatre Royal, Gowland’s first full-length musical, Pieces of String was The Stage’s Best Regional Musical of the year and was nominated for the UK Theatre Best Musical Production award. For Pieces of String, Gus won The Stage Debut Award for Best Composer/Lyricist, and was nominated for the inaugural Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Musical Theatre Bookwriting.
The show is directed by the critically acclaimed Tania Azevedo who specialises in developing new work. Tania is currently Resident Director on & JULIET (West End) and has recently received “Best Director” nominations for Off-West-End Awards and Broadway World Awards for her work on the world premiere of But I’m a Cheerleader (Turbine Theatre) based on the cult LGBTQ+ film .
The designer for Mayflies will be TK Hay, whose recent credits include Constellations (Stephen Joseph Theatre), Making of a Monster (Wales Millenium Centre), and The Apology (New Earth Theatre). He was awarded Best Designer at The Stage Debut Awards (2022) for his work on An Adventure at the Octagon Theatre Bolton, and was a winner of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design in 2019.
Musical Director, Arranger & Orchestrator for the show will be Joseph Church. Joseph has worked on numerous original Musicals including Freckles, London with Lollie Mckenzie (Matilda), Experience Marianas, (written by Rob Rokicki) & Candidates (by Gus Gowland) as well as working as an accompanist with the likes of Lily James (Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again), Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Misérables) & Grace Taylor (Associate Director, Six, London).
Funny, intimate and relatable, Mayflies tells the story of a romantic relationship between May and Fly. After swiping right, left, up and down across the dating apps, May and Fly match. They begin a tentative conversation. Over time their romance grows into something real, something special. Then they meet… It explores the different versions of themselves that people become during relationships and how – in the blink of an eye – it can all come crashing down.
Casting is currently underway and will be announced later this year.
Tickets for Mayflies are on sale now with prices ranging from £15 to £30, with discounts for schools and groups. Box office 01904 623568 | yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
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Mayflies
Fri 28 Apr – Sat 13 May
Audio Described Performance – Sat 13 May 2.30pm
Captioned Performance – Sat 13 May 2.30pm
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