Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World Tickets

Producers of the new stage production of Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World have announced the actors who will provide the voices for the Spitting Image characters. Twelve voice-over artists, a mix of actors, impressionists and comedians have just started work on recording voices for over one hundred Spitting Image characters for the World Premiere of the stage show,  Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World which previews at Birmingham Rep from 1 February. They are:  Al Murray (The Royal Variety Performance, Al Murray’s Happy Hour), Debra Stephenson (The Impressions Show, Dead Ringers,  Coronation Street and Bad Girls), Jess Robinson (Spitting Image, The Last Leg, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and Britain’s Got Talent), Jojo Lin (Spitting Image Puppeteer), Jason Forbes (The Tracy Ullman Show, The Mash Report and Horrible Histories: The Movie), Josh Berry (Josh Berry’s Fake News, Dead Ringers, The Tracey Ullman Show, The Michael McIntyre Show), Kathryn Drysdale (Bridgerton, Meghan Markle in The Windsors, Christmas on Mistletoe Farm, The Bubble, The Queen and I and Plebs), Lorna Laidlaw (Doctors, Coronation Street, Getting It Straight), Luke Kempner (Spitting Image, Steph’s Packed Lunch,Stand-up Sketch Show and The Imitation Game), Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News for You, The Political Party podcast), Ronan Summers (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Krays: Code of Silence, Doctor Who, Episodes) and Shri Patel (Rishi Sunak in This England, Emmerdale and Pennyworth). With a creative team that includes original Spitting Image co-creator, Roger Law, alongside a comedy tour de force writing team of Al Murray, Matt Forde and Sean Foley,  this new production promises to be the unmissable, laugh-out-loud show to kick-start 2023.   The show will feature over 100 characters include King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince Harry and Megan, Duchess of Sussex; UK politicians Rishi Sunk, Suella Braverman, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Michael Gove; Presidents of Russia, China and Ukraine; celebrities and actors including Tom Cruise, Ian McKellan, Idris Elba, Daniel Craig, Fiona Bruce,  Paddington Bear, Stormzy, Greta Thunberg and RuPaul. See here for first look images of the Spitting Image Live characters Directed by Sean Foley, the show will run at Birmingham Rep from 1 February to 11 March 2023. Dates for a London run are to be announced. More about Spitting Image Live - Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World

Producers of stage show Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World have released a new trailer ahead of its UK premier in Birmingham this February. The highly anticipated satirical stage comedy will feature a who's who of UK politics, UK royalty, international celebrities and film stars. So far the list of characters include King Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan; climate emergency activist Greta Thunberg; Chinese, Ukrainian and Russian Presidents; UK politicians Suella Braverman, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Michael Gove; actors Tom Cruise, Sir Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, Daniel Craig; Nigel Farage and Fiona Bruce; and Paddington Bear. See here for the latest cast portraits. The general thrust of the story is that world famous celebrities will be thrown together as Tom Cruise is tasked by King Charles with saving Great Britain. Directed by The Rep’s Artistic Director, double Olivier Award-winner, Sean Foley, the show will run at Birmingham Rep from 1 February to 11 March 2023. Dates for a London run are to be announced. More about Spitting Image Live - Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World

A new Spiting Image Live theatre show will premiere at Birmingham Rep in February 2023. 40 years after the hugely popular satirical sketch show Spitting Image was first filmed in Birmingham, the iconic puppets return to the city for the World Premiere of Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World. Directed by Birmingham Rep’s Artistic Director, double Olivier Award-winner, Sean Foley, the show will run at Birmingham Rep from 1 February to 11 March 2023.  With a creative team that includes original Spitting Image co-creator, Roger Law, alongside a comedy tour de force writing team of Al Murray, Matt Forde and Sean Foley,  Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World promises to be the unmissable, laugh-out-loud show to kick-start 2023.  Sean Foley said:   ‘Trying to develop a satirical comedy based on the shifting politics of today has been the original fool’s errand: we’ve already thrown away 3 entire scripts - and several famous puppets aren’t even going to make their stage debuts anymore… But the sheer joy of casting Tom Cruise alongside King Charles, Greta Thunberg, RuPaul and Meghan Markle has made up for it. To be premiering this theatrical extravaganza in Birmingham, the home of the original ground-breaking television series, is a wonderful thrill.’ ‘It’s a who’s who of the good, the bad and the ugly’ commented Al Murray. ‘I know Marvel like to say it,  but our show is the greatest cross over event of all time.  Where else could you get Michael Gove, Tom Cruise, Sir Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, Daniel Craig, Fiona Bruce and Paddington Bear on a single stage?’ Matt Forde added: ‘We are living through an insane, abnormal, infuriating period, so the timing of this show couldn't be better. It's vital that we see our leaders lampooned with cutting satire and yes, whacked over the head with a big stick.’  World famous celebrities will be thrown together as Tom Cruise is tasked by King Charleswith saving Great Britain. Greta Thunberg duets with Stormzy as Putin and Xi watch on from their premium seats in the stalls. Have they just come out for a night on the town? Or will they wipe out all of civilisation?  A show simultaneously inspired and appalled by real events. The BAFTA and Emmy award-winning satirical Spitting Image television series originally ran for 18 series between 1984 and 1996, and was watched by over 15 million viewers. It recently made a popular return to TV on BritBox, where across official social media channels, Spitting Image content has been hugely popular with over 200 million views globally. Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World is presented by Avalon and Birmingham Rep. First look at Spitting Image Characters [ngg src="galleries" ids="958" display="pro_tile"]