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Sorry I haven't updated for a while, but I've been waiting until I could announce this news...

Leicester's amazing new Curve Theatre will open in December 2008 with SIMPLY CINDERELLA - the new Grant Olding/Toby Davies musical. We are so excited to have been commissioned to write such an important opening production and thrilled that Curve is kicking off with a world premiere of a brand new British musical.

SIMPLY CINDERELLA will be directed and choreographed by the very talented Adam Cooper, and is a spectaular re-imagining of the classic Cinderella story with lots of unexpected twists along the way. This will be a Cinderella as you've never seen her before.

I really hope lots of people will be able to come and support this new family musical and this incredible new building.

See you there

Simply Cinderella a new musical. Music and Lyrics by Grant Olding, Book by Toby Davies at the Curve Theatre Leicester Dec 2008.

Grant continues work on the new musical he is writing for the National Theatre. This contemporary chamber musical is set in London and is based on an original idea, book, music & lyrics by Grant.

"Olding and Davies are the shot in the arm that British musical theatre needs."
Following Tim Rice's attack on new British musical theatre writing, the Guardian responded with an article that singled out Grant as the future of musical theatre. For the full article click here.

2007 finished on a high note as I was included in the Stage 100 - a list of the 100 most important people in theatre, topped this year by Sir Cameron Mackintosh. You can read the interview that went alongside my entry here.