PIRATE PRODUCTIONS Too Darn Hot (Hollerich)
Our one-act version of “TOO DARN HOT!” is to be staged at Centre Culturel Hollerich on
- Thu 22nd May at 19:00
- Fri 23rd May at 19:00
- Sat 24th May at 20:00
- Sun 25th May at 16:00
and also Sat 7th June 2025.at Altonaer Theater Museumstraße 17 22765 Hamburg.
The show was first performed in November 2023 at the Centre Culturel Hollerich as a 2-Act piece, written & directed by Neil Johnson. The show is a biography of the American composer & playwright Cole Porter, who enjoyed great success on Broadway during the 1920’s through to the 1950’s with shows such as “Anything Goes”, “Kiss me, Kate” and “Gay Divorcee”
We are thrilled to announce that “TOO DARN HOT!” has been accepted as an official entrant to the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies (FEATS) 2025 in Hamburg, Germany the weekend of Friday, 6 June to Monday, 9 June 2025
For those of you unfamiliar with FEATS, the event takes place over 4 consecutive nights, Friday to Monday inclusive. Three 1-Act plays of a maximum 50 minutes are presented to an audience & an adjudicator each evening. So, 12 plays in total. After the final play, awards are given by said adjudicator for the 3 best productions as well as for best stage presentation, best actor and best actress. The host group gives out an award for best stage management.
This musical will also be staged in Luxembourg along with two one-act plays making it Three Short Plays:
- My Father Odessyus presented by St Georges School (Thursday and Friday only)
- Escurial presented by New World Theatre Club a.s.b.l. (all 4 performances)
- Too Darn Hot! presented by Pirate Productions a.s.b.l. (all 4 performances)