South Pacific
Music by Richard Rodgers
lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan (1949)
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelTales of the South Pacific by James A Michener
Original stage production directed by Joshua Logan
Rodgers & Hammerstein's
South Pacific
On a small South Pacific island, Nellie Forbush, a US Navy nurse, falls for a mysterious French planter whose life-style could not be more different from the conservatism of her own Arkansas background. Meanwhile, Lt Joe Cable arrives to carry out a top-secret spying mission against the Japanese fleet from behind enemy lines. He is befriended by a Tonkinese trader, Bloody Mary, and soon becomes involved with her beautiful young daughter...
To celebrate the centenary of Richard Rodgers' birth, Trevor Nunn directs Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical masterpiece, with musical staging by Matthew Bourne and designs by John Napier. The richly descriptive score contains a host of classic songs, including Some Enchanted Evening, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair, There is Nothin' Like A Dame, Younger Than Springtime and Bali Ha'i.
South Pacific finished on: 27 April 2002
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