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David reflects on The Boy in the Dress, now a major musical!

The RSC musical, The Boy in the Dress opened in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on Friday 8 November, with David Walliams’ novel becoming a fully-fledged musical for the first time, with music from Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers.

It’s been a surreal experience for David, as he didn’t think anything would come of Director Gregory Doran asking Robbie and Guy to write the music for the show: “I know Robbie and Guy a bit and I thought, well, you can ask them, I’m not going to ask, because they probably won’t want to and they’re far too busy. When they said, Robbie and Guy are on board, then I thought, yeah, well, I’ll believe it when I hear the songs. Then, when I came to a workshop and I heard 18 incredible songs, I was like, oh, this is real now, my book really is going to be a musical at the RSC with songs by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers.”

To read the full article, and listen to an exclusive clip of the new song Disco Symphony, click here.

Billionaire Boy at Nuffield Southampton Theatres

Did you see Billionaire Boy the musical at Nuffield Southampton Theatres? Wasn’t it INCREDIBLE?!

To the delight of fans, Billionaire Boy ran from November 2018 until January 2019, making it the perfect Christmas treat. The hilarious musical was recommended for ages 5 and up, so whole families could sit down to enjoy it together! Reviewers agreed, with The Stage calling it “a really strong, super-funny new musical with serious commercial gloss.”

What was it about?

Based on the bestselling book by David Walliams, Billionaire Boy follows overnight success Len Spud and his son Joe.

Mr Spud spends, spends, spends on fast cars, 100-inch TVs, and lavish gifts for his glamorous new girlfriend, Sapphire Stone, so Joe is left to fend for himself.

In the unforgiving world of the school playground, things get more complicated as Joe navigates an assault course of school bullies and dangerously inedible canteen food.

I missed out!

Don’t worry! You can catch up with some great videos, instead! Watch rehearsals at the Nuffield Southampton Theatres here:

Then watch David join the Billionaire Boy cast live on stage!