Made in Dagenham, Starring Gemma Arterton, Sets West End Closing Date

The stage adaptation of the hit film Made in Dagenham, starring Gemma Arterton and Adrian Der Gregorian, will close in the West End. The new musical comedy will play its final performance on April 11 at the Adelphi Theatre, where it opened on November 5, 2014. Directed by Rupert Goold, the show has a book by Richard Bean, music by Grammy winner David Arnold and lyrics by Olivier winner Richard Thomas.

Essex 1968. Like millions of other working women, each morning Rita O’Grady (Arterton) is just trying to get her husband Eddie (Der Gregorian) out of bed, get the kids off to school and get to work at the factory on time. But life is about to change forever when it’s announced that the girls in the sewing room of Ford’s Dagenham car plant will have their pay grade dropped to “unskilled.” Quickly drawing on a strength she never knew she had, Rita leads her friends in a battle against the might of Ford and the corruption of the Union supposed to protect them. As the girls’ inspiring journey gets bigger than anyone could have imagined, the pressure is too much for some, but can Rita keep up the fight and the happy home she’s worked so hard for?

The production is designed by Olivier winner Bunny Christie and choreography is by Aletta Collins.