Standing At the Sky's Edge

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I wasn’t very precious about anything and I thought it would be interesting to see what another creative team would do with the songs,” he said. “I was involved, but Chris and others’ contribution was far bigger than mine.” Asked if he’d be likely to join them on stage again, he replied: “We shall have to wait and see. There’s no point in me giving the game away now! Standing at the Sky's Edge is the seventh studio album from English musician Richard Hawley, released in the UK on 7 May 2012 and in the US on 28 August 2012. The album is markedly different from Hawley's previous efforts, often relinquishing softer instrumentation in favour of squalling guitars. As with all of Hawley's previous albums, the title obliquely refers to a location in his native city of Sheffield, in this case Skye Edge, a hillside area with views over the city centre and formerly known for its crime-ridden estates but largely redeveloped in the mid-2000s. [2] [3] Hailed as ‘the most exciting new British musical in years’ (WhatsOnStage), STANDING AT THE SKY’S EDGE was originally written as a love letter to Sheffield, charting the hopes and dreams of three generations over the course of six tumultuous decades, navigating universal themes of love, loss and survival. Olivier Award-Winner 'Standing At The Sky's Edge' Reveals West End Transfer". Deadline Hollywood. 3 April 2023. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023.

James, Gareth (8 May 2012). "Richard Hawley Album Review". Clash Music . Retrieved 2 September 2012. a b Wallace, Wyndham (23 April 2012). "Review of Richard Hawley – Standing at the Sky's Edge". BBC Music . Retrieved 28 October 2012. I love what they do, because they do what bands should do which is stretch out and explore,” he said. “You can’t make the same record over and over again. I really like what they do and they’re mates.” Standing at the Sky's Edge was first performed at Sheffield Theatres in 2019, when it won Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards and the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre. It was revived in 2022, before transferring to the National Theatre, London, directed by Robert Hastie. I need to stop playing live for a while and record some of these songs that I’ve got,” he revealed. “I don’t know [what it will sound like] yet and won’t until I’m there. I don’t want to put any limits on it by saying, ‘Oh, it’s going to be this’.

If I was running a venue, or even a chip shop, I’d think, ‘Hold on a sec, if they get away with it with these, then who’s next?’ It’s just wrong.” Opposing the new owners and arguing that the staff who’ve built up the venue over the years should be allowed to continue running it under the same name, Hawley told NME: “It doesn’t take a genius to work it out – it’s our Cavern or Hacienda. It’s as important as those places. It’s not just a Sheffield thing because it’s on the circuit for bands to play and it’s such a great venue. It’s run so well. a b "Richard Hawley's musings on love". BBC News Sheffield & South Yorkshire. 17 May 2012 . Retrieved 28 October 2012. When NME last spoke to Hawley, he teased that there had been some interest in turning Standing At The Sky’s Edge into a movie. Is that something that’s still on the cards?

Hawley also said that he had “no plans as of yet” to join Arctic Monkeys on stage again at their upcoming Sheffield dates, but heaped praise upon their 2021 album ‘ The Car‘. Wright, Helen. "Review: Richard Hawley, Standing At the Sky's Edge". MusicOMH . Retrieved 28 October 2012. This award-winning new British musical, which was crowned Best New Musical at the 2023 Olivier Awards, is directed by Robert Hastie, Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres. Lord came up with the project after hearing about electric graffiti created by Jason Lowe at Park Hill asking his lover to marry him. “I was listening in inadvertently and I was just gripped by the story,” Lord recalled. Hardy, Tony (14 May 2012). "Review: Richard Hawley – Standing at the Sky's Edge". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 2 September 2012.

Hailing The Leadmill for “providing me personally with a platform to learn my shit”, Hawley noted that he’s “the musician that’s played there the most by a considerable margin” – having been performing there under various guises since he was a teen. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Underwood, Kitty (19 February 2020). "National Theatre announces 9 new productions for 2020/2021". Official London Theatre . Retrieved 10 February 2023. Standing at the Sky’s Edgeplayed two seasons at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and then a six-week run at the National Theatre in London, which ended nine days ago. It played on the NT’s Olivier main stage to audience numbers of over 50,000, according to Rupert Lord of Various Productions who came up with the original idea.

Exhilarating and big-hearted... Bush's script is sparkily witty and affectionate, she interweaves the stories with great skill... A wonderfully generous, uplifting piece of theatre' Financial Times Following the success of the 2019 production, the musical was revived at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield from 10 December 2022 to 21 January 2023, before transferring to the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre, London from 9 February to 25 March 2023. [2] The revival had been due to take place in 2020-21 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4]After at first finding the idea of a musical of his songs to be “ludicrous”, Hawley then came around and handed his songs over to “the real geniuses” of director artistic director Robert Hastie and playwright Chris Bush.

Magnificent... wonderful... possesses remarkable breadth and depth... a moving and resonant piece' The Times The Original Live Cast Recording was recorded over three evenings in December 2022 during the Sheffield revival and mixed at the Arch Studios, Sheffield. The recording was released on 13 February 2023 and features 17 songs. [14] Adaptations [ edit ]Standing at the Sky's Edge is an Olivier Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley and a book by Chris Bush. Price, Simon (6 May 2012). "Review: Richard Hawley, Standing At the Sky's Edge". The Independent on Sunday. London, England: Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 28 October 2012. Speaking of hometown pride, Hawley has also been a vocal supporter in the battle to save iconic Sheffield venue The Leadmill – having played a number of gigs there to help raise money and awareness.