You may have seen in at the cinema, or been lucky enough to catch the show on Broadway or in London’s West End, but the chances are that you have not yet seen it performed in Geneva! The popular musical, Hairspray, will be performed for the first time this year by the Geneva Amateur Operatic Society Youth Group in Nyon, and knowitall.ch has been lucky enough to obtain a double ticket for the opening night performance on 29 August, 2014! There will be 4 performances of the show, running over 3 days until Sunday, 31 August.
Based upon the New Line Cinema film, written and directed by John Waters, Hairspray provides a social commentary on the injustices of American society in the 1960s. When plump teenager, Tracy Turnblad’s dream of dancing on a local TV dance show turns into reality, she becomes a celebrity overnight and meets a colourful array of characters, all wonderfully portrayed by GAOS’ talented array of amateur performers. Click here to view the cast list.
Once on the show, Tracy soon launches a campaign against the segregation rules prevailing throughout American society at that time. At the heart of the struggle for civil rights is a black family who play a central role in the story and sing one of the musical’s most famous songs, "I know where I've been".
The Broadway production won 8 Tony Awards in 2003, and ran for over 2,500 performances. In 2007 it was adapted as a musical film, starring Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeifer, Queen Latifah, John Travolta (as Tracy's mother!) and Christopher Walken, and in 2010 it commenced a successful run on London’s West End.
To give yourself a chance of winning a double ticket for the opening night performance of GAOS’ unique rendition of Hairpray, just fill out our competition form and let us know who wrote and directed the original New Line Cinema film production. Just one application per person is allowed.
The competition closes at midnight on Monday 25 August. The names of all those with the correct answer will be placed in the digital hat and the winners’ names will be drawn at random the following day. The winners will be notified by email and their names published at the bottom of this article.
If you don’t want to risk the chance of missing out on the competition tickets, then numbered tickets, priced at Fr. 20.- each, can be purchased as follows:
• Online bookings open on Monday 28 July, visit www.theatreinenglish.ch
• Telephone bookings open from Monday 25 August, call 022 341 51 92 or 022 575 25 82 weekdays between 11h-12h30. Reserved tickets that are unpaid will be released 40 minutes before the show.
• Buy your tickets at the theatre (CASH ONLY) on the night, from 60 minutes before the show (check by phone or website if seats are available).
Hairspray
Théatre de Marens
Route de Stand
1260 Nyon
Friday, 29 August, 2014 at 8pm
Saturday, 30 August, 2014 at 3pm and 8pm
Sunday, 31 August, 2014 at 3pm
Tickets: Fr. 20.- available at www.theatreinenglish.ch
www.gaos.ch
www.hairspray2014.net
Congratulations to Irène Jarisch, who was the lucky winner of this competition!
