You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown

Based on the Comic Strip ‘Peanuts’ by CHARLES M. SCHULZ

Book, Music and Lyrics by CLARK GESNER

A musical with charm, wit and heart

9-13 JULY 2024

With charm, wit and heart, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang.

Based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts bunch explore life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy of friendship.

Charlie Brown, who has never been able to keep a kite in the air, wonders what it takes to be a ‘good man’ as he sees Schroeder’s passion for Beethoven, Lucy’s psychiatrist booth, Linus’ complex about his blanket, Sally’s new philosophy and Snoopy’s ace flying ability. With the help of his friends, Charlie comes to realise what makes them all truly happy.

Based on the Comic Strip ‘Peanuts’ by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown plays at the Bridewell Theatre from 9-13 July 2024.

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.

CAST

CHARLIE BROWN | Rob Kelly (he/him)
LUCY VAN PELT | Natasha Jeffrey (she/her)
SALLY BROWN | Claire Brewin (she/her)
LINUS VAN PELT | Stephen McLoughlin (he/him)
SCHROEDER | Dan Geller
SNOOPY | David Gregory (he/him)
MARCIE | Isla Brendon (she/her)
PEPPERMINT PATTY | Isobel Persaud (she/her)

CREATIVE TEAM

DIRECTOR | Mark Siddall (he/him)
MUSICAL DIRECTOR | Ed Steward (he/him)
CHOREOGRAPHER | Taylor Davidson (she/her)
PRODUCER | Ben Hussey (he/him)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR and PRODUCER | Gemma Evans (she/her)
ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR | Mike Cannon (he/him)
STAGE MANAGER | Tamsin Ker (she/her)
SET DESIGN | Andrew Laidlaw (he/him) and Mark Steward
LIGHTING DESIGN | Shiri Stern
SOUND DESIGN | Pranav Mahesh and Henry Whittaker (he/him)
COSTUME & PROPS DESIGN | Caroline Rice (she/her)
COMMITTEE LIAISON | Paul Caira

This play is charm personified, an absolutely delightful, whimsical and hilarious production that manages to be simplistic but also extremely clever. If you’ve even the vaguest fondness for musical theatre this is a must see, and Sedos have once again proven that they’re more than capable of producing professional quality theatre of the highest order.

Director Mark Siddall had cleverly created a 2D world to echo the origins of the musical, enhanced by a clever set design by Andrew Laidlaw and Mark Steward… The cast were unwavering in their commitment and had really understood the brief that they were not only playing children but playing children from a comic book… Overall Sedos understood the brief for this show well, embrace the inner child that we all have and let that play out on stage… the creativity and commitment from the cast and production team really helped make this a fun night discovering a show for the first time.

Bridewell Theatre

From £14

Gala night on Friday 12 July: ticket price includes a free glass of fizz and programme

  • Tuesday 9 July 2024 7.30pm
  • Wednesday 10 July 2024 7.30pm
  • Thursday 11 July 2024 7.30pm
  • Friday 12 July 2024 7.30pm
  • Saturday 13 July 2024 2.30pm
  • Saturday 13 July 2024 7.30pm