‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’s John Tiffany To Direct ‘Wild Rose’ Stage Musical Adaptation
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: John Tiffany, who won Tony and Olivier awards for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will direct the world premiere of new stage musical Wild Rose, based on the 2018 Nicole Taylor film.
A workshop is being arranged for early 2023 and it’s hoped that a production of Wild Rose will open in Scotland in 2024, with the possibility of it transferring to London’s West End and Broadway.
Tiffany will direct the premiere and all future iterations. Directed by Tom Harper, the original film won BAFTA Scotland garlands for Best Feature and Best Actress for Jessie Buckley, who starred in breakout role as mother of two Rose-Lynn, who dreams of performing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville after being released from prison.
The story follows Rose-Lynn’s relationships with her two children and her mother Marion, played by Julie Walters in the film, and the friendship that develops between Rose-Lynn and Susannah (Sophie Okonedo), a wealthy local rose house she cleans.
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