Southwark Playhouse Borough will host a world premiere for Brandon Lambert and Martin Landry's new musical Fun at the Beach Romp-Bomp-a-Lomp!!, beginning previews May 24 and opening May 29 and 30 in the London theatre's The Large. The limited run will continue through June 22.

The show, set at a contest where hopefuls compete to be crowned King or Queen of the Beach, features a score (by Lambert) of parodies of retro hits. Press notes describe the piece, inspired by and a send-up of jukebox musicals, as "Grease meets Squid Game." Landry has penned the book.

“Fun at the Beach Romp-Bomp-a-Lomp!! was born in 2018, when I witnessed my co-writer, Brandon Lambert, performing in a jukebox musical (which shall remain unnamed)," shares Landry in a statement. "The music was so much fun and completely irresistible, but the story was staggeringly painful. After the show (and after a few drinks to ease our distress), we asked ourselves a seemingly impossible question: what if we wrote something even worse? And now, here we are! We hope you enjoy Fun at the Beach Romp-Bomp-a-Lomp!!”

Mark Bell (The Play That Goes Wrong) is directing the premiere, leading a creative team that includes set and costume designer Emily Bestow and Lambert as music director. Casting and further creative team members are to be announced.

Paul Virides Productions is general managing with James Anderton providing production management.

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