TRUE TO SPIRIT OF CLASSIC FILM

THE MUSICAL VERSION OF 1990 MOVIE GHOST IS RETURNING TO BIRMINGHAM

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SINCE its premiere in 2011, Ghost the Musical has thrilled audiences around the world.

And as a new national tour heads for Birmingham, leading lady Rebekah Lowings is promising that the show stays true to the iconic 1990 film on which it's based.

"It's an ode to the movie version," says Rebekah, who plays Molly Jensen, the role made famous by Demi Moore on screen.

"But it's heightened tenfold by the incredible music. People come to see it because they love the movie and they leave saying, 'The music is amazing."

Bruce Joel Rubin adapted his Oscar-winning screenplay for the stage and he's written the lyrics too, while the music is by Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart and Grammy-winning songwriter Glen Ballard.

Rebekah played Molly in 2018/2019 and says of returning to the role: "I really relish the responsibility of being able to portray grief because it connects you so intensely with the audience. Making sure that it is truthfully portrayed and that it is done with a duty of care really is important to me."

In the heart-wrenching story, Molly is grieving the loss of her boyfriend Sam after he is murdered by a mugger in front of her. Trapped between this world and the next, Sam enlists the help of phoney psychic Oda Mae Brown in an attempt to make contact with Molly to warn her that she's in grave danger.

Grief is a key theme in the show.