Musical parody focusing on Little Mermaid villain coming to north-east
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Critically acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is coming to His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen.
With an original hot pop soundtrack and trademark filthy humour, the production will splash into the Granite City from Tuesday, March 12 until Saturday, March 16, 2024.
With a new script and production, the latest version of this hit show is bigger, bolder and sexier than ever before.
When Disney released The Little Mermaid in 1989, they had no idea they were giving birth to an icon.
Ursula the Sea Witch quickly took her place as the queen of Disney villains: a pop culture legend and a feminist badass.
Now the legendary sea witch is ready to spill in this tell-all tale - a laugh-a-minute dive through Ursula’s backstory filled with a pop soundtrack, much loved characters as they have never been seen before and enough (eco-friendly) glitter to keep people sparkling all the way home. Gather up your merfriends; it’s going to be one hell of a beach party.
The smash-hit show was written by Robyn Grant and Daniel Foxx, with music by award-winning composer and musicals writer Tim Gilvin.
Robyn, who will also be directing Unfortunate, is a Leeds born director, writer and performer who specialises in comedy with a passion for creating exciting roles for women.
Her work has won and been nominated for several awards. She is currently the assistant/resident director on 2:22 - A Ghost Story at the Lyric theatre in the West End.
Daniel is an award winning comedian and writer from London. On screen, he has performed on BBC One, BBC Three and Comedy Central UK, while his comedy sketch videos have earned him a huge online following and tens of millions of views.
On stage, Daniel has provided tour support for Josh Widdicombe, Rosie Jones, Judi Love and Sofie Hagen.
Tim’s previous musicals include Stay Awake, Jake (The Other Palace 2014, Vault 2016, Southwark Playhouse 2020) and Help! We Are Still Alive (Seven Dials Playhouse, 2022).
He also has other shows in development with various companies including Royal and Derngate and Perfect Pitch.
The creative team includes set, costume and puppet designer Abby Clarke (nominated for the Linbury Prize 2019, Stage Debut Awards 2019), choreographer Melody Sinclair (associate choreographer Six) and musical director Arlene McNaught (Six, assistant MD for We Will Rock You).
Visit www.aberdeenperformingarts.com to purchase tickets.
