The Woman in White

A young tutor, Waltright travels to an English country estate to teach art to two orphaned half-sisters, Laura and Marian. Along the way, he accidentally meets a mysterious woman, dressed in white, desperate to reveal her frightening secret. Upon arriving at the estate, a love triangle develops, and Walter and Laura's feelings are thwarted by his engagement to the sinister Sir Percival Glyde.
What is the connection between Laura, Sir Percival and the woman in white? Can true love prevail?

Find some excerpts from the show when he was in London in 2004:

General information
  • Style : Tragedy
  • Theme : Love, Betrayal
  • year of creation : 2004
Music
  • Composer :Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Lyricist :David Zippel
  • Librettist :Charlotte Jones
  • famous songs "Prologue" "I Hope You Like It Here" "Perspective" "Trying Not to Notice" "I Believe My Heart" "Lammastide" "You See I Am No Ghost" "Marian Tells of the Engagement" "Sir Percival Glyde Arrives ""Fosco's Arrival" "A Gift for Living Well" "The Holly and the Ivy" "Anne Catherick Decides to Help Laura" "Marian Hears the Truth from Laura" "All for Laura" "The Document" "If I Could Only Dream This World Away" "Marian On the Ledge" "Marian's Bedroom" "The Nightmare" "Fosco Tells of Laura's Death" / "The Funeral" / "London" "Evermore Without You" "Lost Souls" "Marian Sees the Sketch"" Marian Finds Hartright" "If Not For Me For Her" "Percival Gambles the Fruits of His Success" "You Can Get Away with Anything" "The Seduction" "I Can Get Away with Anything" "The Perfect Team" "The Asylum" "Back to Limmeridge"
  • Famous performers : Laura Michelle Kelly, Maria Friedman, Michael Crawford, Michael Ball, Kevin McKidd, Martin Crewes, Adam Brazier, Anne Hathaway, Jill Paice Ruthie Henshall, Alexandra Silber, Damian Humbley, Michael Cormick, Edward Petherbridge.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the novel of the same name by Wilkie Collins published in 1859.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The show won 1 Olivier Award and 5 Whatsonstage Awards in 2005.
  • Number of years on display : 1.5
  • Number of performances : 600
Currently on stage