★★★★★ "Extraordinarily original masterpiece... The musical numbers are a delight, a terrific onstage band" WhatsOnStage
The Ustinov’s Christmas show is one of the most famous Broadway musicals of recent times, The Last Five Years, a funny and heartfelt observation of a rollercoaster romance between two New Yorkers, a young writer and an aspiring actress.
Jamie’s side of the story starts at the beginning of the relationship, a time filled with the fizz of new romance and continues chronologically, while Cathy's retelling begins at the end, poignantly reflecting o a lost love and moving back to the excitement of early dates and a shared future, th timelines crossing on their wedding day.
★★★★ "Gorgeous" The Stage
★★★★ "Sublimely directed ... intimate yet charged with energy" Music Theatre Review
Martha Kirby plays Cathy. Her recent credits include Eva Peron in a revival of Evita at the Leicester Curve, Raven in the UK tour of Bat Out Of Hell, Bella Cohen in Rags and Sandy in the UK tour of Grease.
Jamie is played by Guy Woolf whose recent stage credits include a Broadway World award nomination for his role in The Cher Show, As You Like It at the Globe Theatre and Yankl and the Beanstalk at the Pleasance Theatre.
One of the most acclaimed composers and lyricists of his generation, Jason Robert Brown's semi-autobiographical masterpiece reflects the experiences of all who have shared lives, romance, holidays and break-ups together.
"The score is jammed with gems... an engrossing musical" New York Times
"Charming, a score full of recurring earworms and witty rhymes" Ecening Standard
"As bewitching as love itself" Daily Telegraph