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Get ready for the Age of Aquarius! ♒️

HAIR has had a busy morning, preparing the Tribe for a very special announcement on Tuesday.  

Watch this space...✌️

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Quick Crissy/Woof doodle because they are my OTP of OTPs and I haven’t drawn them in foreeever.

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Nina Simone sings “Aint Got No, I Got Life” from the musical Hair

London, 1968

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“Hair” - The Musical - poster - 1968.

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why HAIR is an underrated musical

y’all get ready for some straight FACTS

• it follows a tribe of young hippies in the Vietnam war, putting on a show for the audience. slowly, things start to interrupt the performance, such as one of the members getting drafted into the Vietnam war, branching off into its own beautiful story.

• the 2009 revival featured amazing actors such as Gavin Creel, Caissie Levy, Will Swenson, and more

• most of the characters have very fluid and unlabeled sexualities. the whole show consists of the whole hippie tribe basically just making out with each other.

• seriously it’s wild

• the character Berger has a line in his introduction— “is it a boy or a girl?” (referring to himself) this has lead to several productions of Hair where Berger is non-binary!

• the characters omg—

• THE THEMES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND US TODAY

• especially now, I’ve found it’s so easy to see yourself in the characters and how they stand up each day and face the world

• THE MUSIC OHHHHH MY GOD

• Aquarius? a jam. Donna? that shit slaps. I Got Life? a fat bop. Where Do I Go? I’m crying Walking in Space? my wig is in orbit. Three Five Zero Zero? drag me to timbuktu and back.

• The Flesh Failures / Let the Sunshine In has to be one of THE most chilling songs in theatre history

• there is so much audience interaction

• I just love this show so muchj

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Happy #LoveTheatreDay!  

Did you know? When #HAIR burst into the West End in 1968, its opening night celebrated the abolition of theatre censorship in the UK!

HAIR loves theatre for all of the barriers it smashes with every performance!

(Photo credit: Anthony Robling)

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We are thrilled to announce the award-winning 50th anniversary production of #HAIR is returning for a major UK tour in 2019!

Winner of the 2018 WhatsOnStage Award and hot from its sell-out London run, the UK tour of HAIR opens 22 March 2019 at New Wimbledon Theatre, visiting 15 venues nationwide. See full tour dates at www.hair50.com!

Tickets are now on sale at most venues (Sheffield coming soon!) so grab yours at hair50.com and let the sun shine in! #JoinTheTribe ✌️ 

(Photo credit: Claire Bilyard)