Birmingham Hippodrome welcomes Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning production of Sunset Boulevard from Monday 13th to Saturday 18th November.

One of the all-time great musicals, 'Sunset Boulevard' is a compelling story of romance and obsession, based on Billy Wilder’s legendary film, with Don Black and Christopher Hampton's wonderful book and lyrics.

The original West End production opened at the Adelphi Theatre in 1993. A complex study of unrequited love, loneliness and searing ambition, 'Sunset Boulevard' pays homage to the golden age of Hollywood.

In her mansion, faded silent-screen goddess, Norma Desmond (Ria Jones; Evita, Les Miserables), lives in a fantasy world. Impoverished screen writer, Joe Gillis (Danny Mac; Hollyoaks, Wicked), on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into her reclusive world.

Persuaded to work on Norma’s ‘masterpiece’, a film script that she believes will put her back in front of the cameras, he is seduced by her and her luxurious life-style. Joe becomes entrapped in a claustrophobic world until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free with dramatic consequences.

With book and lyrics by Academy Award winners Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard features songs such as With One Look, The Perfect Year, The Greatest Star Of All and the title song, Sunset Boulevard. Performed by a 16 piece orchestra, this majestic, mesmerising and seductive production promises to be a spectacular event.

Sunset Boulevard will visit Birmingham Hippodrome from Monday 13th to Saturday 18th November. For more information, or tickets, visit birminghamhippodrome.com.