If it's one of the biggest new musical openings of the year, then chances are
Killian Donnelly's involved: He plays Charlie, who's been trying to escape
Northampton all his life, and has finally moved to London with his girlfriend when
he gets news of his father's sudden death. He's left behind the shoe factory that's
been in their family for generations, but once he gets his hands on the books
Charlie realises the factory is failing. The only solution is to close it, and put
the staff he's known all his life out of a job, unless he can find a new niche
market for the company to specialise in. A chance encounter with drag queen Lola
(Matt Henry) provides just that; soon Price & Son are exclusively manufacturing
Kinky Boots, in Harvey Fierstein (book) and Cyndi Lauper's (music & lyrics)
adaptation of Geoff Deane and Tim Firth's hit 2005 film.
