Mamma mia! the musical

St James Theatre, Wellington 13 August

Get ready to say “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do!” to the smash-hit jukebox musical based on the songs of Swedish super-group ABBA, with the party getting started at the St James Theatre on Wednesday, 13 August for a strictly limited season. 

This sunny, funny, international phenomenon unfolds on a Greek island paradise when, on the eve of her wedding, a young woman’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.

With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, MAMMA MIA! is written by Catherine Johnson and features non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers, set to ABBA’s hit songs including Super Trouper, Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You; Take a Chance on Me, Thank You for the Music, Money, Money, Money; The Winner Takes It All and SOS.

Over 70 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and timeless music that makes MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show. It’s been translated into 16 different languages and in 2011 it became the first Western musical ever to be staged in Mandarin in the People’s Republic of China. MAMMA MIA! became the 8th longest running show in Broadway history where it played a record-breaking run for 14 years.

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One of New Zealand’s most successful plays of all time, MAMIL (Middle Aged Man in Lycra) is about to get back on its bike and continue its journey with a brand-new production, MAMIL 2: GOMIL (Grumpy Old Man in Lycra) at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch.

Starring acting legend Mark Hadlow ONZM (King Kong, The Hobbit, SNAG) and written and directed by Gregory Cooper (That Bloody Woman), MAMIL 2: GOMIL reunites this dream team who is directly responsible for causing laughter lines on the faces of over 70,000 people who joined the original ride!

MAMIL 2: GOMIL follows the journey of Wayne, the founder and team leader of the men's cycling group in MAMIL. A lot has happened to Wayne over the last 10 years. He has retired, his son has moved to London with his grandchildren and Maggie, his wife of 49 years, passed away suddenly a year ago. For Wayne, his family and his work were his life. They were the source of his life's pleasure and purpose and now he is having to cope with the loss of both.

The only thing left to take his mind off the pain is cycling with his MAMILfriends, especially Bryan, the central character of MAMIL. But a panic attack mid-ride and a crash with catastrophic consequences leads to a crisis of cycling confidence and the inability to do the thing he loves the most.

Like MAMIL, it takes an array of characters to help the central character rediscover what is truly important when their life seems adrift and meaningless. A relentlessly positive Scottish counsellor, a philosophical Romanian personal trainer, Wayne’s new arch-enemy in the form of an ocker Ozzie retirement village owner who grinds his gears and yes, even Pinarello -- the Italian bike of Bryan’s and Wayne’s nightmares -- all wittingly and unwittingly help Wayne get back on the bike and realise he still has something to offer, he still has a purpose and most importantly a reason to get out of bed every morning aside from going for a piss.
 

Sandra Roberts Publicity

M + 64 21 525 104     E sandra@skip.co.nz

M + 64 21 525 104
E sandra@skip.co.nz