NEWS: Cornwall's Minack Theatre to entertain with The Last Five Years this summer.

'The Last Five Years' outdoor revival to run at the Minack Theatre

A new outdoor production of The Last Five Years will open at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall in September.

The piece will be directed by Omar F Okai (Ruthless, Purlie, Five Guys Named Moe Frankfurt) and follows a half-decade-long relationship, being told from two different perspectives. Casting for the piece is to be revealed soon, with a six-piece band appearing in the show.

The Last Five Years, written by the Tony award-winning Jason Robert Brown (Songs for a New World, Parade, Bridges of Madison County) tells a story of love, loss, ambition and the price we pay for all of it.

It is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically.

From an award-winning creative team with a stunning West End cast and band, this outdoor production will bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye.

The Last Five Years was originally produced for the New York stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell, originally produced by Northlight Theatre, Chicago, USA. This professional production is performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited.

Full cast to be announced shortly. Tickets will be available via the Minack Theatre website, with the show running for a week from 14 to 19 September.