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Pianist, singer and broadcaster Jamie Cullum is composing new music for the RSC this year.
Jamie will write the music for the RSC’s new production of The Constant Wife by Olivier Award-winner Laura Wade (Posh, The Riot Club, Rivals), based on W. Somerset Maugham’s original play of the same title.
Directed by RSC Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey, The Constant Wife stars Rose Leslie (Vigil, Miss Austen, Game of Thrones), and runs at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 20 June to 2 August 2025.
Jamie Cullum is a globally acclaimed singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his unique blend of jazz, pop, and rock. Most famous for his dynamic stage presence and prodigious musical talent, Cullum first came to prominence with his major label breakthrough Twentysomething whose multi-million sales make it one of the UK’s best-selling albums of all time.
Joining Tamara Harvey on the creative team are: Set and Co-Costume Designer Anna Fleischle; Co-Costume Designer Cat Fuller; Lighting Designer, Ryan Day; Composer Jamie Cullum; Sound Designer, Claire Windsor; Movement Director Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster and Casting Director, Charlotte Sutton CDG.
This production is commissioned by and presented in association with West End producer David Pugh (Shirley Valentine, Pride & Prejudice [sort of]).
Jamie Cullum said in a statement: “I am thrilled to be composing the music for The Constant Wife and so excited to be working in theatre like this for the first time. As a composer who often works within the jazz genre, I am very familiar with the idea of evolving traditions and searching for new ways to play classic material. I feel honoured that the brilliant RSC are entrusting me with this opportunity to bring some musical ingenuity to Laura’s deliciously funny and subversive adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s original 1926 script. It’s already been a joy working with Tamara Harvey and bouncing ideas around with her. I’m looking forward to getting stuck into rehearsals.”
RSC Co-Artistic Director and director of The Constant Wife, Tamara Harvey said: “It’s brilliant to be working with Jamie on the music for The Constant Wife. Jamie’s contribution has invigorated contemporary jazz and engaged a new generation of listeners. Who better to help us create the world of The Constant Wife, 100 years after it was written? Laura Wade has injected this brilliant classic play with her modern sparkle and bite and Jamie’s music promises to bring another dimension to the story. I’m so excited to see where we go together – it’s already sounding incredible.”
The Constant Wife is playing at the RSC’s Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 20 June to 2 August 2025.
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