Evita

Bardic Theatre bring to the stage, for the first time, their production of EVITA with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Tim Rice. Directed by Bugsy McMahon.

Evita charts the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the Tony-winning musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, the most powerful woman in Latin America, before her death in her early 30's.

In 2023, Evita will celebrate 45 years as a stage musical , the incomparable Evita opened in London’s West End at Prince Edward Theatre on 21 June 1978 – and has become beloved around the world ever since. Coming in at number six in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the UK’s “Number One Essential Musicals”, this legendary show continues to leave its mark on the world.

Evita is considered to be one of the most celebrated of Andrew’s musicals, winning various coveted awards. Following stints in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Evita premiered on Broadway in 1979,_ winning_ a whopping 7 Tony Awards including_ Best Musical, Best Book_ and Best Score at the 1980 ceremony.

The show also received an Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and for_ Best Performance in a Musical,_ a Grammy Award for the cast recording in 1981 and Drama Desk awards for both Outstanding Music and Lyrics, plus multiple Tony awards including Best Original Score.