Glory Ride Tickets
Witness the legacy of Gino Bartali come to life in this epic show of resistance and rescue.This production is recommended for ages 6+
Performance dates
22 April 2023 - 29 July 2023
Run time: 2 hours (including Interval)
Includes interval
29 reviews
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“Some medals are pinned to your soul, not to your jacket.”
Gino Bartali, Tour de France winner and one of the most beloved Italian athletes of all time, had a secret life.With his cycling career as a cover, Bartalicycled thousands of miles between cities across Italy. Hidden in the frame of his bike were falsified identity cards and other secret documents to help victims of the Second World War cross borders to safety from Mussolini’s fascist regime. His efforts saved hundreds of persecuted Jews and other refugees, many of whom were children. Bartali was a local hero as well as a national figurehead, renowned in his community for his unwavering commitment to helping others.
His story has a powerful message for audiences today about bravery, loyalty and doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. Directed by Olivier-winner Kelly Devine, GLORY RIDE has been developed through workshops in New York and Los Angeles as well as a series of sold-out staged concerts in London last year at The Other Palace. Don’t miss this chance to experience this incredible true story combining heist, history, humour, and humanity with a soaring new score by father and daughter team, Victoria and Todd Buchhol.
Cast: To be announced. Creative Team: Music, Lyrics and Book -Victoria & Todd Buchholz Director -Kelly Devine. Set, Costume & Video Design -PJ McEvoy. Italian Cultural Adviser Federico Bellone.
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This show contains themes of peril and war.Recent Reviews
A fantastic show with a SUPERB cast. The duets between Josh St. Clair and Amy Di Bartolomeo were big standout moments. A true story I knew little about, but one in which I was totally immersed throughout. Wonderful!
The show was interesting well acted with a terrific story. We loved it!
It was very worthwhile, and I hope more people will see it. Important political/historical story of true heroism.
Really good, the story was heavy but they treated it with respect. The singing was phenomenal. And we need a cast recording asap. It was kind of hard to understand if english is your second language because of the Italian accent but it fitted the show so I don’t mind. I can’t put my finger on exactly what it was but I feel like something was missing… hard to say. And the understudies were missing in the programme…
Excellent singing and good storyline
Great music, touching story.
All the actors performed deliberately with a strong Italian accent which I found really unnecessary.
I thought the story and the performances were outstanding. It mabe me weep at the finale because of how powerful both were.
Brilliant show ,loved fact it was true ,great cast as well
interesting true story brought to life with amazing vocals and music, Held in a quirky, lesser known venue. Great value for money, Really enjoyable and highly recommended especially to those with an interest in cycling, Le Tour and Italian WW2 history. Loved it.
Truly amazing story. Standing ovation.
Truly amazing story. Excellent performance....
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