Overview
Dazzling and sequin-studded, Kiss Me Quickstep
is a play about the world of ballroom dance, taking us behind the fixed
smiles and fake tan to look at the real lives of those for whom
ballroom dancing is everything.
Justin and Jodie have finally made it to the national
ballroom-dancing championships in Blackpool – via the motorway hard
shoulder. Luka's come all the way from Russia. Nancy's been training for
this since she was three. Lee and Samantha arrive on a wave of success.
But what if your dance-floor dreams are turning into a nightmare? How
do you stop dancing to other people's tunes? What can you do if your
partner's secret could cost you the crown? And, even when the whole
world's at your feet, it only takes one false step...
Amanda Whittington's Kiss Me Quickstep premiered at New Vic
Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in 2016, in a co-production between the
New Vic and Oldham Coliseum Theatre.