Queen of the Mist
Charing Cross Theatre, The Arches, Villiers Street London WC2N 6NL
15th August to 5th October 2019
Queen of the Mist
Pint of Wine Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of Michael John LaChiusa’s Queen of the Mist was presented at the Charing Cross Theatre f from 15 August to 5 October 2019. Queen of the Mist, had received its UK premiere in a sold-out run at the Jack Studio Theatre in April 2019, and is based on the astounding and outrageous true story of Anna Edson Taylor, who in 1901 on her 63rd birthday set out to be the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel of her own design. With a soaring score that incorporates turn of the century themes with LaChiusa’s insightful and engaging style, this award-winning musical is the story of how one woman risked death so that she could live.
The production starred Trudi Camilleri (Ragtime, Death Takes a Holiday, Charing Cross Theatre) as Anna Edson Taylor, with Will Arundell (Mack & Mabel, London Musical Theatre Orchestra), Emily Juler (Jerry Springer: The Opera, Stockwell Playhouse), Emma Ralston (Bananaman: The Musical, Southwark Playhouse), Tom Blackmore (Grindr: The Opera, Above the Stag), Conor McFarlane (Assassins, Pleasance Theatre) and Andrew Carter (Choir of Man, Edinburgh Fringe and World Tour).