The forthcoming UK tour of Simon Beaufoy’s The Full Monty has announced casting details.
The show will star Danny Hatchard (EastEnders) as Gaz, Jake Quickenden (Hair, Footloose) as Guy, Bill Ward (Coronation Street) as Gerald, Neil Hurst (All Creatures Great and Small) as Dave, Ben Onwukwe (The Shawshank Redemption) as Horse and Nicholas Prasad (Around the World in 80 Days) as Lomper.
The Full Monty will start its tour at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on 14 September 2023, and visit cities and towns including Coventry York, Southampton, Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast, Manchester and Leicester.
The revival was announced last month, and is timed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the hit movie version of the story.
This fast and funny play sees Gaz and his mates down on their luck and feeling that they have been thrown on the scrap heap. But they are determined to fight back, and decide to bare a little more than they ever thought they would have to!
The show is directed by Michael Gyngell, with choreography and intimacy co-ordination by Ian West, Set and Costume design is by Jasmine Swann, Lighting design by Andrew Exeter and Sound design by Chris Whybrow. The Casting Director is Marc Frankum.
The Full Monty is produced by the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham & Buxton Opera House in association with Mark Goucher and David Pugh.
The Full Monty – UK Tour
THURSDAY 14 – SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2023
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
TUESDAY 26 – SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2023
Opera House, Buxton
MONDAY 2 – SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER 2023
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
TUESDAY 10 – SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER 2023
Storyhouse Theatre, Chester
TUESDAY 17 – SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 2023
Grand Opera House, York
TUESDAY 24 – SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER 2023
Theatre Royal, Norwich
MONDAY 30 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2023
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
TUESDAY 7 – SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2023
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
TUESDAY 14 – SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2023
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
TUESDAY 21 – SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2023
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER 2023
Cardiff New Theatre
TUESDAY 5 – SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER 2023
Winter Gardens, Blackpool
TUESDAY 16 – SATURDAY 20 JANUARY 2024
Liverpool Empire
TUESDAY 23 – SATURDAY 27 JANUARY 2024
Grand Opera House, Belfast
TUESDAY 30 JANUARY – SATURDAY 3 FEBRAURY 2024
The Alexandra, Birmingham
TUESDAY 6 – SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2024
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
TUESDAY 13 – SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2024
Opera House, Manchester
TUESDAY 20 – SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2024
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 2 MARCH 2024
Newcastle Theatre Royal
TUESDAY 5 – SATURDAY 9 MARCH 2024
The Sands Centre, Carlisle
MONDAY 11 – SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2024
The Orchard Theatre, Dartford
TUESDAY 19 – SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2024
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
TUESDAY 26 – SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2024
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