New musical Caroline comes to Hornchurch

The cast and creative team have been revealed for the world premiere of vibrant new musical Caroline. The inaugural production from East Anglian Touring Consortium comes to the Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch on 6th to 16th May.

Caroline is written by the award-winning Vikki Stone and directed by Douglas Rintoul and, Alex Thorpe. The creative team includes sound designer Helen Atkinson, set and costume designer Stella Backman, dramaturg Titilol Dawudu, voice coach Charmaine Hoare, fight and intimacy director Haruka Kuroda, lighting designer Callum Macdonald, musical supervisor Paul Schofield, and choreographer Sundeep Saini.

Caroline is a feel-good blast of 60s hits, heart, and hometown pride capturing the moment Britain turned up the volume and never looked back. Inspired by the true story of Britain’s pirate radio revolution which set the soundtrack to the sixties and gave a whole generation a new voice, Caroline is packed with era-defining anthems. Exploding with energy and optimism sweeping from chip shops to shipping lanes and tiny transistor radios to the halls of power, this funny,heart felt musical about love and loyalty celebrates East Anglia’s special connection to a story that rocked the world.

Ros spoke to director Alex Thorpe.