Kimberly Akimbo

Kimberly Akimbo description

Imagine this. You're only a teenager, but you look like an old woman. It's Kimberly Akimbo. Already a huge hit on Broadway, the quirky musical Kimberly Akimbo arrives in the capital for a lovely, long August to November run. It won five Tony Awards in the US, including Best Musical and Best Original Score, and it comes fresh from the pen of the Tony Award-winning, Pulitzer Prize-winning David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole), whose play it is based on. They're in cahoots with fellow Tony Award-winner Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home, Titanic, Thoroughly Modern Millie), adding to the magic. The plot is based on Lindsay-Abaire's play. Add direction from the ex-Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Longhurst, who gave us Next to Normal, Between Riverside and Crazy, and Gloria, and you can see what all the fuss is about.

This delightful coming-of-age story is full of humour, hope, and heartbreak. The plot? Kim Levaco is a bright, funny teenager whose family has just moved house to Jersey, USA. But she looks like a 72 year old woman thanks to a genetic condition that ages her drastically. Despite having to cope with a dysfunctional family with a load of secrets, borderline personalities and potential criminal charges, Kim is determined to find happiness. How will her first crush work out? Expect a great adventure as Kim navigates her world. Buy Kimberly Akimbo tickets for a show rich in humour, a bittersweet, heart-warming, highly entertaining experience that balances the serious and funny sides of Kim's life perfectly.

Playing at Hampstead Theatre (venue info)