A National Scandal

When:
16/10/2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
2018-10-16T19:30:00+01:00
2018-10-16T21:00:00+01:00
Where:
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Highgate Village London N6 4BD
Cost:
£16 - £20
Contact:
Box Office
020 8340 3488

Helped by his aristocratic lover Edwina Mountbatten, cabaret singer “Hutch” has become Britain’s first black superstar – but a gossip columnist hints at their affair in the Sunday People. In the libel case which follows, Edwina is ordered to appear in court to deny ever having met Hutch. But despite her public denial, Hutch’s records are no longer on the airwaves. Edwina encourages him to go and see the BBC’s Director of Variety – a budding songwriter called Eric Maschwitz. Hutch takes Eric’s as-yet-unknown song These Foolish Things and turns it into a massive hit. The BBC embargo ends – but so too does Hutch’s hope of achieving national recognition.

Published by Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Award winning London Fringe Theatre with a varied programme of drama, musicals and fringe theatre productions. Situated at the top of Highgate Hill we really are London's Top Theatre. Ovation, the in-house company produces several shows each year at Upstairs at the Gatehouse and has been described as one of the best fringe theatre companies in London.