Gareth Gates Brings his love of Musicals to Swindon

Taking you on a whistle stop tour from the heart of London’s theatre land to the glitz of Broadway, the critically acclaimed Mad About The Musicals is back - celebrating the very best songs from the shows we all know and love!

With a host of your favourite numbers from the pen of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Kander & Ebb, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Boublil & Schonberg, the talented cast of Mad About The Musicals will evoke the true spirit of the stage, to bring you the very best show in town!

Gates and Courtney will head the cast of the 10th Anniversary Production, kicking off in autumn 2015 at the Palace Theatre Redditch on 1 October.  They will be joined on stage by musical theatre actresses Rosanne Priest, Kerry O’Dowd and Nichola Lagen.

Gareth Gates rose to fame in the inaugural Pop Idol TV show in 2001/2. He became a household name making it to the most memorable of these finals, when he went up against Will Young.  He went on to sell over 5 million records worldwide and have hits across the globe. His version of Unchained Melody sold over a million copies in the UK and is the third best-selling single of the Noughties, whilst Anyone of Us was an international hit.  He is also the youngest ever-male solo artist to debut at number 1. 

More recently Gareth has had a hugely enjoyable and successful career in musical theatre and has appeared in Les Miserables, Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 

In 2014 he picked up his skates again to appear in the last ever TV series of Dancing on Ice.  This finale bought back show winners and viewers favourites to compete for one last time!  He also found time to join a band and become part of the second series of the Big Reunion, in the super group 5th Story, alongside Dane Bowers, Adam Rickitt, Kenzie and Kavana. This newly formed boy band will play arenas across the country this autumn with Blue, 5ive, Damage and 3T.  Then in November Gareth will taking a totally different show on the road, with his acoustic band set up, playing all the old hits together with new songs.

Michael Courtney has produced and directed the UK tours of the critically acclaimed Mad About The Musicals, Waterloo, Shakin All Over, Its D’Lovely, A Night Of Musicals, over 30 UK Pantomimes and was nominated as the UK Producer of The Year by Encore Magazine. 

Mad About The Musicals will be at the Wyvern Theatre on Sat 10 October at 7.30pm, with tickets priced at £25.00.

Book tickets today at swindontheatres.co.uk or by calling the Ticket Office on 01793 524 481.