Eddie Redmayne has a dilemma. His children, aged three and five, are desperate to come and see him on stage in a new production of Cabaret. He has been playing the music nonstop at home and they’ve even learnt the moves to the song Money Makes the World Go Round. “They enjoyed Frozen, so they think it’s going to be like that,” he says, chuckling “Their favourite number is Don’t Tell Mama, but they have no idea what it’s about.” The jaunty tunes belie the fact Cabaret is probably one of the darkest musicals ever written. Set in Weimar Germany as the Nazis begin their ascent to power, there’s violence, antisemitism and the leading lady, Sally Bowles —who can’t tell her Mama
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Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne
PHOTOGRAPH BY JASON HETHERINGTON AT SERLIN ASSOCIATES. STYLING BY JAY HINES. REDMAYNE: GROOMING BY PETRA SELLGE. BUCKLEY: HAIR BY MARK FRANCOME PAINTER, MAKE-UP BY GINA KANE
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