Blame Canada

After sold out concerts in New York, Toronto and London in 2014, Blame Canada returns to London with an exciting new programme celebrating the best in Canadian musical theatre.

Blame Canada London is produced and curated by Relative Motion and the Canadian Musical Theatre Writers Collective (CMTWC) with support from the Canadian Musical Theatre Project. CMTWC’s membership includes leading Canadian composers such as Tony Award winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), Drama Desk award nominees Neil Bartram and Brian Hill (The Story of My Life, The Theory of Relativity and Disney’s Bedknobs and Brooksticks), Irene Sankoff and David Hein (Come From Away: currently in production San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse) and Grammy award-winning composer Galt MacDermot (Hair, Two Gentlemen of Verona).

The cast includes:

Simon Bailey: I Can’t Sing: The X-Factor Musical (London Palladium), We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), The Phantom of The Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre), Passion (The Donmar).

Curtis Brown: The Theory of Relativity (The Drayton Arms), The Addams Family (Edinburgh Fringe), The Buddy Holly Story (Rainbow Stage, Canada)

Danny Colligan: The Book of Mormon (West End), It’s a Wonderful Life (Bridge House Productions, Guy Retallack), Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Guy Retallack)

Jodie Jacobs: Carrie (Southwark Playhouse), Rock of Ages (Shaftsbury Theatre, West End), Footloose (UK tour), We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre)

Natasha Karp: The Theory of Relativity (The Drayton Arms), The Grand Tour (The Finborough), You Won’t Succeed on Broadway If You Don’t Have Any Jews (Garrick Theatre).

Joshua LeClair: The Theory of Relativity (The Drayton Arms), She Loves Me (The Landor), See Rock City and Other Destinations (Aria Entertainment).

Matthew Quinn: Hot Stuff (Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch), Saturday Night Fever (UK Tour, Theatre Royal Bath & English Theatre, Frankfurt), Dreamboats and Petticoats (The Wyndhams, West End).

Amy Reitsma: Exponentially Worse (Southwark Playhouse), Credit (Tristan Bates), Whistleblower (Waterloo East)

Ben Sell: Zanna Don’t!( Entourage Productions), Damn Yankees (The Landor), The Singers Soiree (with Summer Strallen)

Ina Marie Smith: The Theory of Relativity (The Drayton Arms), Disney’s Toy Story: The Musical (Original Cast), The Wave (European premiere No. 1 tour).

Jodie Steele: The Theory of Relativity (The Drayton Arms), Jesus Christ Superstar (UK National Tour), Fame (UK National Tour)

Devon Tullock: Mamma Mia (Original North American cast), Stratford Festival and Shaw Festival (Canada), The Wizard of Oz (US national tour)

Please note: the cast may be subject to change.

‘A coming-out celebration of Canadian musical theatrical talent, from singers to composers to lyricists – one in keeping with the character of the source country.’ – The Globe and Mail