Two stars from BBC sitcom Here We Go are reuniting on stage for the Donmar Warehouse’s Christmas production of When We Are Married.
J.B. Priestley’s classic comedy stage play When We Are Married, directed by Tim Sheader, is playing at the Donmar from 6 December 2025 to 7 February 2026.
Here We Go stars Jim Howick (Ghosts), who plays dad Paul in the TV show, will play Herbert Soppitt; and Tori Allen-Martin (I Wish You Well, Midnight Cowboy) who plays Cherry, is taking the role of Lottie Grady in the Donmar production.
Already announced in the cast are Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey, Happy Valley) as Maria Helliwell, Olivier Award-winner Samantha Spiro (Merrily We Roll Along, Sex Education) as Clara Soppitt, Olivier Award-winner Sophie Thompson (Into The Woods, Detectorists) as Annie Parker, and Marc Wootton (Till The Stars Come Down, Nativity!) as Albert Parker.
They will be joined by Janice Connolly (Barbara Nice, Glitter Ball) as Mrs Northrop, Ron Cook (The Hack, Girl From The North Country) as Henry Ormonroyd, John Hodgkinson (Napoleon, The Ferryman) as Joseph Helliwell, Reuben Joseph (Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Hamilton) as Gerald Forbes, Rowan Robinson (A Taste of Honey) as Nancy Holmes, and Leo Wringer (Quiz, Death in Paradise) as Reverend Clement Mercer.
In When We Are Married, three couples, highly respected pillars of the Yorkshire community, gather to celebrate their joint silver wedding anniversaries. It’s champagne toasts all round until their evening of pride and self-satisfaction is upended by an unexpected and deeply embarrassing revelation.
As scandal turns to farce, the couples are forced to confront long-buried truths, simmering resentments, and the liberating possibility of starting over.
Creatives joining Tim Sheader for the show include Set Designer Peter McKintosh, Costume Designer Anna Fleischle, Lighting Designer Ryan Day, Sound Designer Fergus O’Hare, Composer Will Stuart, Voice Coach Barbara Houseman, Dialect Coach Natalie Grady, Casting Director Lotte Hines CDG, Resident Assistant Director Ewa Dina, Assistant Set Designer Raphaé Memon, Assistant Costume Designer Roisin Gearty and Assistant Lighting Designer Harriet White.
Currently playing at the Donmar is Australian director Kip Williams‘ (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula) new production of Jean Genet’s The Maids, until 29 November 2025.
When We Are Married is playing at the Donmar Warehouse from 6 December 2025 to 7 February 2026.
More about When We Are Married tickets at the Donmar Warehouse
Related News
Russell Tovey’s sell-out thriller The Guilty will transfer to the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre in 2027
Everything you need to know about Jesus Christ Superstar in London
Glenn Close to play Herod in final week of Jesus Christ Superstar’s London season
Donmar Warehouse announces major revival of No Man’s Land starring Rupert Everett and Simon Russell Beale
Latest News
Everything you need to know about The Traitors: Acts of Betrayal in London
Nina Raine’s sweeping new adaptation of Middlemarch arrives at the RSC: See brand-new images from the production
What to expect from Pride the Musical ahead of highly anticipated transfer to the Bridge Theatre
