LEAVE TO REMAIN

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A new play with songs by Matt Jones and Kele Okereke
@ The Lyric Hammersmith
18 January – 16 February 2019
Press Night: Thursday 24 January at 7pm

NEW MUSIC ONLINE NOW

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke makes his theatrical debut with the music for new play Leave to Remain.

Opening this January at the Lyric Hammersmith, Leave to Remain is a new play with songs by Matt Jones and Kele Okereke. A remarkable story of a young gay couple suddenly faced with an uncertain future, told through a mixture of music, drama and movement. Leave to Remain explores the effects of one couple’s marriage, and what happens when it begins to fracture both their families.

The first song from Leave to Remain, ‘Not the drugs talking’ written and performed by Kele is released today, available on iTunes and Spotify.

Kele explains the inspiration behind his first foray into theatre, “Leave to Remain is the story of what happens when a marriage forces two very different families to come together. For the music for this project I took cues from the records that my parents would play in our house when I was growing up, West African high-life music, and I tried to combine those sounds with the electronic dance music I hear in clubs today. It was important to me to make something that represented the meeting of two very different worlds.”

Directed by Robby Graham, with Olivier Award nominated actor Tyrone Huntley in the lead role of Obi, further casting for the show is to be announced.

Priority booking for Lyric Friends is available now, with tickets on general sale tomorrow (5th September).

Leave to Remain
Friday 18 January – Saturday 16 February 2019
Mon-Sat 7:30pm
Also Sat at 2.30pm (excluding Sat 19 January) & Wed at 1:30pm (excluding 23 January)
Free First Night: Friday 18 January at 7.30pm.
Previews: Friday 18 – Wednesday 23 January 2019
Press Night: Thursday 24 January at 7pm
Open Captioned Performance: Saturday 9 February 2019 at 2:30pm
Audio Described Performance: Saturday 9 February 2019 at 7:30pm
Tickets: From £10 www.lyric.co.uk.