The doors are set to open on a show that will be dusted off, shaken vigorously, and explored anew. The Oscar-winning star has wanted to return to the decadent dive ever since he played the master of ceremonies in Cabaret at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2001. Speers, Bartlam, Wood — and Redmayne — resolved to explore ways to present Cabaret to contemporary audiences. Their efforts have been rewarded with a West End run of the show — with performances from early November, this column can reveal. It's all to celebrate the show's 1,000th performance 'a year late', producer Nica Burns told me, laughing down the phone.

Source: The Nation May 21, 2021 02:03 UTC