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Working
Working is the extraordinary genre-defining musical from Grammy and Academy Award winner STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Wicked; Godspell) based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with the American workforce.
This highly original and universal portrait of the American workday is told from the perspective of those that the world so often overlooks – the schoolteacher, the housewife, the fireman and the waitress amongst many – whose daily grind and aspirations reflect the truths of the people that make up a nation.
Employing a range of musical styles and genres from contributing composers such as five-time Grammy Award winner JAMES TAYLOR and Pulitzer Prize winner LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA (Hamilton; In The Heights), Working makes for a strikingly dynamic and contemporary look at what it is to work and what it is to be a musical.
Working receives its European premiere from Luke Sheppard, the acclaimed director of the Olivier Award-winning In The Heights.
- Cancellation Policy
No exchanges or refunds after purchase.
- Times
8 June - 8 July 2017
Start Time 7.30pm
Matinee Starts 3pm
- Where Do I Go
Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD
Southwark Playhouse
Latest critic reviews
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with the help of Isaac McCullough's lively music direction, the entire show is full of energy and never less than engaging.
What's On Stage
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Evocative and inspiring musical about the dignity and worth of working lives
The Stage
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"Working is powerful, relevant and not on for long enough. Everyone should take the chance to see it while it’s around, and with this cast."
The Upcoming
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"This musical revue – which originally flopped on Broadway – features exquisite performances and songs by Hamilton’s creator"
The Guardian
