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What's it all about?

Celebrate one of the UK's greatest ever sporting achievements this summer, as a thrilling new stage production of Chariots of Fire lights up the West End at the Gielgud Theatre.

Featuring the original, iconic score by Vangelis and a brilliant ensemble cast, Chariots of Fire brings to life the incredible true story of Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, two British athletes whose honour, sacrifice and courage brought them glory and immortality on the greatest sporting stage of all, the Olympic Games.

What's the story?

At the 1924 Paris Olympic Games Harold Abrahams, an English Jew, will run to defeat prejudice and Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian, will run for the glory of God.

But first these young, gifted track athletes must fight a battle fraught with social and political pressures to gain acceptance and win the chance to represent Great Britain at the Games. Based on an extraordinary true story, Chariots of Fire is a tale of hope, honour and belief prevailing in the face of overwhelming odds.

Who's in it?

The cast for Chariots of Fire is led by Jack Lowden as Eric Liddell and James McArdle as Harold Abrahams.

Jack's previous theatre work includes Peter Pan (Kudos), A View from the Bridge, Crime and Punishment, Uncle Vanya, Sweet Sorrow, Just for Janis (Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama).

Among James' stage credits are the title role in The Heart of Robin Hood for the RSC, Emperor and Galilean at the National Theatre, Spur of the Moment at the Royal Court and Macbeth at the Globe.

They are joined by Simon Williams as Master of Caius and Nickolas Grace as Master Of Trinity. The remainder of the cast comprises Joe Bannister (Frank), Antonia Bernath (Florence Mackenzie), Natasha Broomfield (Jennie Liddell), Gareth Charlton David Newman (Prince of Wales), Matthew Pearson (Sandy McGrath), Simon Slater (Mr Liddell/Foster), Savannah Stevenson (Sybil Gordon), Paul Tinto (Secretary of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society), Tam Williams (Lord Andrew Lindsay), Mark Edel-Hunt (Aubrey Montague) and Nicholas Woodeson (Sam Mussabini). Also appearing are Sam Archer, Henry Davis, Lloyd Everitt, Daniel Fraser and Leemore Marrett Jr.

Who is Chariots of Fire suitable for?

If you're a fan of the film and you doubt that the play can match up, fear not - original director Hugh Hudson and producer David Puttnam were very much involved in this wonderful stage adaptation.

Award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett has respect for the source material too, and has said of his script for the play: "I realised that the rhythm of the dialogue, the speeches, and the voice and tone Welland [the screenwriter] found are as intrinsic to the film as the images of the runners on the beach...much of that is still in there."

Even if you're a total newcomer to the rousing tale of Olympic champions Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, you're on safe ground here. Bartlett had Chariots amateurs in mind when penning the script. As such, it's as suitable a treat for the sports fan who fancies a little more drama added to this Olympic season as it is for the dedicated theatregoer.

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