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It will be one of the centrepieces of the Manchester International Festival, which happens every two years and stages an array of events spanning art, music, theatre and dance.

"We had a pretty hectic social life, a wonderful social life, it was a rich social life, music, theatre, everything," she said.

Page also directed an anniversary production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” locally at the Cabrillo Music Theatre in Thousand Oaks.

For example, “The Last Five Years” has remained “perennially popular” over the 20-plus years that Music Theatre International has licensed the Jason Robert Brown musical, but requests notably increased in 2021, according to MTI director of marketing Jason Cocovinis, as “the show was a great, safe option for theaters to produce because of its small cast size and minimal set requirements.”

Organisers say the theme reasserts "the need for reconciliation and the value of shared experiences in today's increasingly disconnected world, the curated programme of live music, theatre, opera and dance celebrates the practices, traditions and festivities that bring people together".