Loserville tickets at the Garrick Theatre, London

Loserville is to close at the Garrick Theatre on 5 January 2013. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Loserville at the Garrick Theatre. Photo: Roy Tan[/caption] Originally booking until 2 March, the new musical by Busted's James Bourne and Elliot Davis will close early at the Garrick Theatre. It opened on 17 October 2012. The producers said that they were "sorry to announce that Loserville the Musical will be closing" and that it had been an "incredibly difficult decision". The show started life at the West Yorkshire Playhouse earlier this year, directed by Steven Dexter. Set in 70′s America, the fun show about High School nerds features a hot young cast including Aaron Sidwell (EastEnders), ”Lil” Chris Hardman, Stewart Clarke, Charlotte Harwood and Eliza Hope Bennett. LINKS Book tickets to Loserville at the Garrick Theatre in London

Production photos of brand new musical Loserville at the Garrick Theatre in London. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Loserville at the Garrick Theatre. Photo: Roy Tan[/caption] If you need some winter warming then look no further than the hilarious new musical Loserville, now playing at the Garrick Theatre in London. A hot young (and talented!) cast play American high school kids in the 70's hell-bent on ensuring that Nerds shall inherit the earth. This witty and fun musical, penned by Elliot Davis and James Bourne, is playing at the Garrick Theatre for a limited run. Photos by Roy Tan. Viewing this on a tablet or mobile? Click here to see photos BOOKING Book tickets to see Loserville at the Garrick Theatre LOSERVILLE CAST HIGHLIGHTS AARON SIDWELLMICHAEL DORK Aaron's career began at 18 when he was cast as Steven Beale in the BBC's long-running drama EastEnders. Theatre includes: Loserville (West Yorkshire Playhouse), The Prodigals (Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe 2011) and Aladdin (New World Productions). Film includes: The Nephilim, the internet drama Almost but Not Quite and Blood Army. Other work includes: Aaron has had a successful music career. Alongside his former band, the Boston Plan, he was part of a small tour with the No 1 artist Professor Green. They also performed live on the BBC's Children in Need. LIL’ CHRISFRANCIS WEIR At the age of 16 Chris Hardman appeared in series 2 of Channel 4's Rock School, which led to him being selected as lead singer in the band which opened for Judas Priest, Rob Zombie and Anthrax at a concert in Long Beach, California. Subsequently, he signed to RCA Records, releasing two albums with a third on its way. Theatre includes: Loserville (West Yorkshire Playhouse). Television includes: in 2008, hosting his own Channel 4 series Everybody Loves Lil' Chris. Most recently, he paired up with Busta Rhymes for RockCorps, and has been DJing on Transmission for Channel 4. ELIZA HOPE BENNETTHOLLY MANSON Theatre includes: Eliza landed her first West End job at the age of nine playing Jemima Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium). After a 10 year break, Eliza returned to the stage to play Holly in Loserville at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. She is delighted to be transferring to the West End with the original cast. Film Includes: Tora in the Emma Thompson’s original Nanny McPhee (Working Title), Princess Arabella in The Prince & Me (Paramount), Anne in Perfect Life (Carousel Picture), Emily in The Contractor with Wesley Snipes, Susan in Julian Fellowes From Time to Time (Ealing Studios), Kate in F (Gatlin Pictures) and most notably, playing Meggie Folchart in Inkheart (New line Cinema). Eliza’s most recent film is a thriller called Confine with Daisy Lowe, which is nominated for UK Best Film at Raindance Film Festival. Television includes: Hayley in Supernova (Hallmark Channel), Miss Marple (Granada) and Hailey in Roadkill (Syfy Channel). Music: During the filming of Inkheart, Eliza was asked to record the closing credits song at Abbey Road studios called ‘My Declaration’ written by Tom Baxter. DANIEL BUCKLEYMARVIN CAMDEN Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2011. Theatre includes: Loserville (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Lord of the Flies (UK tour), Fresher – The Musical (Edinburgh Fringe) and Spring Awakening (UK tour). Other work includes: Olivier Awards 2011. RICHARD LOWELUCAS LLOYD Training: Richard recently graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Theatre includes: his musical theatre debut in Loserville (West Yorkshire Playhouse) and Wife Begins at Forty (Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford). STEWART CLARKEEDDIE ARCH Training: Stewart recently graduated from the University of Warwick and is an alumni of the National Youth Music Theatre (2010-2012). Theatre Includes: Sweeney Todd (Pirelli) at The Village Underground and Rose Theatre, Songs For a New World (Man 1) at The Bridewell Theatre, Parade (Leo Frank) at The Lowry Theatre, Merrily We Roll Along (Charley Kringas) at The Dancehouse Theatre, Soloist at West End Live, In Concert with Matt Lucas and Friends and Jason Robert Brown and Very Special Guests, as well as many roles at University. Film Includes: Easy Virtue. CHARLOTTE HARWOODLEIA DAWKINS Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Theatre includes: Loserville (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Legally Blonde (UK tour), She Loves Me (Minerva, Chichester), Flashdance (Shaftesbury) and X (workshop, Mercury Musical Developments). Concerts include: soloist in The Night of 1000 Voices (Royal Albert Hall). Television includes: Gabby in Hollyoaks.

That rare and beautiful of things, a new British musical, is coming to town this October as LOSERVILLE opens at the Garrick Theatre in the West End from 1 October 2012. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Aaron Sidwell as Michael Dork in Loserville[/caption] The show has been created by former Busted and Son of Dork boy band member James Bourne and Elliot Davis, whose latest work Soho Cinders is currently playing at the Soho Theatre. Following an enthusiastic run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse this summer, where both audiences and critics gave the show rave reviews, producers are bringing the show to town for a limited run at the Garrick Theatre. The fun show is about high school nerds in 1970s America, with a mash-up nod to Big Bang Theory nerdster chic, That 70s Show retro and a bit of rocked-up Glee and High School Musical thrown in. The hot young cast includes TV actor Aaron Sidwell (EastEnders) as lead geek Michael Dork, "Lil" Chris Hardman as Rock School, Stewart Clarke as bad guy Eddie, plus Charlotte Harwood (Legally Blonde) and Eliza Hope Bennett (Inkheart). An accomplished creative team includes direction from Steven Dexter (Honk!) and  this year's Tony Award-winning musical director Martin Lowe (Once). BOOK Book tickets to Loserville at the Garrick Theatre in London