Kimberly Akimbo

Kimberly Akimbo description

Funny and heart-warming, the Tony Award-winning Kimberly Akimbo is in the capital.

This is the West End production of a fabulously funny Tesori-Lindsay-Abaire musical, a big-hearted Broadway hit arriving in London for its European premiere. Welcome to Kimberly Akimbo, directed by former Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Longhurst (Next to Normal).

Winner of 2023's Tony for Best Musical, it ultimately won five Tonys, including awards for actors Victoria Clark and Bonnie Milligan, Tesori's score, and Lindsay-Abaire's book.

This brand new adaptation of the original Broadway show tells the story of Kimberly Levaco, a fifteen year old girl whose rare genetic condition makes her age four times faster than everyone else. How does it feel to be a teenage girl who looks like a 72-year-old? With a dysfunctional family, a first love, a search for happiness and a potential felony to deal with, how does Kim's life unfold?

Music by two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Caroline, or Change), join lyrics and book by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) to make this musical a total delight. It's great to see the same team that gave us Shrek The Musical reunited.

Join Kim on her remarkable adventure with Kimberly Akimbo tickets. You'll leave the theatre feeling moved, amused, uplifted and inspired.

Playing at Hampstead Theatre

Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3EU GB (venue info)

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