Marie and Rosetta

Chichester

Type:Theatre

Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6AP

Tel: 01243781312

A Black woman holding a vintage guitar stands singing behind a microphone. Her right hand is raised and she is mid-song, her eyes raised joyously int

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the roof-raising 'godmother of rock 'n' roll', influenced countless musicians from Elvis to Johnny Cash. This sparkling, intimate portrait of Rosetta and her beloved singing partner, Marie Knight, restores these forgotten musical heroines to the spotlight as one of the most remarkable and revolutionary duos in music history.

Mississippi, 1946. Sister Rosetta has changed the face of gospel music with her exuberant, electric guitar-playing style. Shunned by straitlaced church folk for performing in nightclubs and glorying in rhythm and blues, she's persuaded the saintly young singer Marie to join her on a tour of the segregated southern States. But first she has to convert Marie's pure Sunday sound into something that has just a little more swing…

Featuring a wealth of joyous rock and gospel hits including Didn't It Rain and Peace in the Valley, the show will feature live musicians accompanying Olivier Award-winning West End star
Beverley Knight (Memphis, The Drifters Girl, Sylvia, Sister Act), who makes her Chichester debut as Rosetta Tharpe.

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Season (25 June 2025 - 26 July 2025)

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