Photos: ALLEGRA Rehearses for UK Premiere and Tour Ahead of West End Run

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The show will open at Brighton's Theatre Royal on Tuesday 12 May and tours the UK prior to the West End.

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The world premiere of Allegra, a new comedy by Tony Award and two time Olivier Award nominated playwright Peter Quilter, will open at Brighton's Theatre Royal on Tuesday 12 May and tours the UK prior to the West End. Check out rehearsal photos below!

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Opening in Brighton in the week Dame Maureen Lipman DBE celebrates her 80th birthday, the cast features John Middleton (Emmerdale), Elizabeth Bower (Trollied) and Bailey Patrick (London Kills).

The production reunites Maureen with Director/Choreographer Stephen Mear 28 years after they worked together on the National Theatre’s acclaimed production of Oklahoma! when Stephen assisted Choreographer Susan Stroman.

Following her acclaimed performance in Rose in the West End in 2023, Dame Maureen now leads this joyful heartwarming comedy on her first major UK theatre tour in 20 years.

Allegra is a moving comedy with spectacular song and dance sequences, but is also a touching and emotional examination of how, sometimes, the most beautiful of minds can start to disappear.

Allegra (Maureen Lipman) is full of joy. So much of it that she cannot stop herself from bursting into song. At home, in the street, even in shops and restaurants. Sometimes the music is only a fantasy in her head. But at other times, it results in a loud and disruptive performance that causes chaos in the village where she lives. Allegra’s brother, Ronen, and her carer, Anna, must somehow control her eccentricities and avoid angry visits by the local policeman. But is this possible without destroying the great happiness that fills Allegra’s heart?

Photo Credit: Danny Kaan

Elizabeth Bower, Maureen Lipman , and John Middleton

Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman and Elizabeth Bower

Maureen Lipman and Bailey Patrick Harris

John Middleton

Elizabeth Bower and John Middleton

John Middleton, Maureen Lipman , Bailey Patrick Harris, and Elizabeth Bower

John Middleton, Maureen Lipman , Bailey Patrick Harris, and Elizabeth Bower

John Middleton and Bailey Patrick Harris

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Photos-ALLEGRA-in-Rehearsal-Ahead-of-UK-Tour-20260508)._