Emmerdale star Liam Fox will play Grandpa Potts alongside previously announced Olivier-nominee Adam Garcia as Caractacus Potts in the new touring production Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Liam Fox is probably best known for playing the role of Dan Spencer in ITV’s Emmerdale, where he featured in more than a thousand episodes. His many other TV credits include Stephen Poliakoff’s Dancing on the Edge, Cold Feet, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks, Clocking Off, A Touch of Frost, Always and Everyone, At Home with the Braithwaites and Dinnerladies. His many theatre credits include The Collector and Tuesday’s Class, both at The Lowry Studio and Iron at Manchester’s Royal Exchange.
Based on Ian Fleming’s timeless story for children and later made into the famous 1968 film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang features the unforgettable songs by the Sherman Brothers including Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain, Truly Scrumptious and the Academy Award-nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The tour opens at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on Tuesday 30 April 2024 where it will play until 12 May 2024, before embarking on a major UK tour. Other dates include Woking, Wimbledon, Edinburgh, Bradford, Oxford and Liverpool. See below for full tour dates.
This new production will be directed by Thom Southerland (Titanic, Parade) and choreographed by Karen Bruce (Strictly Come Dancing, The Bodyguard), with Set and Costume design by Morgan Large (Newsies, Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat), Lighting design by Ben Cracknell, Sound design by Gareth Tucker, Musical Supervision by George Dyer (The Wizard of Oz, Annie, Billy Elliot) and casting by Debbie O’Brien.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang UK Tour Dates
- Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
TUESDAY 30 APRIL – SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024 - New Victoria Theatre, Woking
WEDNESDAY 15 – SUNDAY 19 MAY 2024 - New Wimbledon Theatre
TUESDAY 21 – SUNDAY 26 MAY 2024 - Edinburgh Playhouse
TUESDAY 28 MAY – SATURDAY 1 JUNE 2024 - Theatre Royal, Newcastle
TUESDAY 4 – SATURDAY 8 JUNE 2024 - His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
TUESDAY 11 – SATURDAY 15 JUNE 2024 - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
TUESDAY 25 – SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2024 - Milton Keynes Theatre
TUESDAY 2 – SUNDAY 7 JULY 2024 - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
TUESDAY 9 – SUNDAY 14 JULY 2024 - Grand Opera House, Belfast
TUESDAY 23 JULY – SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 2024 - Princess Theatre, Torquay
TUESDAY 6 – SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2024 - Hawth Theatre, Crawley
TUESDAY 20 – SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2024 - Venue Cymru, Llandudno
TUESDAY 13 – SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024 - King’s Theatre, Glasgow
TUESDAY 27 AUGUST – SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2024 - Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
TUESDAY 10 – SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2024 - Theatre Royal, Norwich
TUESDAY 24 – SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2024 - New Theatre, Oxford
TUESDAY 1 – SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER 2024 - Empire Theatre, Liverpool
TUESDAY 8 – SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2024 - Regent Theatre, Stoke
TUESDAY 22 – SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER 2024 - New Theatre, Hull
TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2024 - Curve Theatre, Leicester
TUESDAY 05 – SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2024 - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
TUESDAY 19 – SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2024 - Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER – SUNDAY 01 DECEMBER 2024 - Opera House, Blackpool
TUESDAY 10 – SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER 2024 - Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 01 MARCH 2025 - Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham
TUESDAY 4 – SUNDAY 9 MARCH 2025 - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
WEDNESDAY 26 – SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2025 - Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff
TUESDAY 15 – SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2025 - Plymouth Theatre Royal
6 May 2025 – 10 May 2025
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