The Boy in the Dress

Dennis is 12 years old and the star striker of his football team. But when her mother leaves home, life gets harder. The only reminder Dennis has of his mother is a photo of her in a beautiful yellow dress. A dress much like the one on the cover of Vogue for sale at Raj's newsagents. And also a bit like the one Lisa James, the coolest girl in school, draws in her notebook. What if you like football and dresses? And what will Mr. Hawtrey, the school principal, do when he finds out that his strict uniform code has been broken by a boy in a robe?

Find the trailer of the show which was at the RSC from 2019 to 2020:

General information
  • Style : Children, Teenagers, Family, Adventure
  • Theme : Friendship, School, Destiny, Love, Childhood
  • year of creation : 2019
Music
  • Composer : Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers & Chris Heath
  • Lyricist : Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers & Chris Heath
  • Librettist :Mark Ravenhill
  • Author (other) :David Walliams
  • famous songs : "Ordinary" "If I Don't Cry" "We Are The Winners" "Three For The Price Of Two" "A House Without A Mum" "I Hate Kids" "Is There Anything More Beautiful Than Lisa James?" "Disco Symphony" "A Girl Who's Gonna Be" "Miss Windsor's Belle Chanson" "A Boy In A Dress" "Beach Holiday Sunday" "When Things Fall Apart" "You Don't Have A Prayer" "You Can't Expel Us All" "I Like To Put On A Dress" "Extraordinary"
  • Famous performers : Rufus Hound, Forbes Masson, Natasha Lewis, Irvine Iqbal, Charlotte Wakefield, Charlotte Jaconelli, Grace Wylde.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is an adaptation of the children's book "The Boy in the Dress" by David Walliams with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
  • Exists in film : The book was adapted into a television film in 2014 by BBC One but this film is not a musical.
Awards
  • Number of performances : 140
Currently on stage