Paul Whitehouse is to reprise his West End starring role as the lovable Grandad in the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit show Only Fools And Horses The Musical .
Direct from a record-breaking sold-out four-year run in London’s West End, the 10-month tour kicks off in Bromley on 23 September and then travels to over 30 towns and cities across the country, before culminating in Dublin at the end of June 2025. The extensive UK tour will also see the musical return to London over the 2024 festive period playing at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo from 17 December 2024 to 5 January
Paul Whitehouse says “We had four amazing years in the West End playing to packed out houses every night, so it’s an honour to take Only Fools on the road to towns and cities up and down the country from September this year. I’m delighted to return to the role of Grandad once more – I’ve really missed him – and audiences will also get to see all the other hilarious characters they know and love from the television series live on stage at their local theatre. We can’t wait to see you. Mange Tout! Mange Tout!”
Based on John Sullivan’s legendary record-breaking television show, the musical comedy played over 1,000 performances at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket – completing its 4 year run earlier last year on 29 April 2023.
Fans and critics alike praised Only Fools and Horses The Musical in their droves during its triumphant West End run: The Sun awarded five stars, hailing it “One Del of a show!”; the Daily Mirror said it was “a treat for Trotter fans” in their five-star review. The Sunday Times bestowed four stars and remarked that “Only Fools is a blast from our wide-boy past. A hearty stage adaptation of the 1980s BBC television comedy”. Evening Standard also awarded four stars, complimenting the “unashamedly British night out. A jubilant lovely jubbly!”. While the Daily Mail urged its readers to “raise a glass of ‘Tittinger’ to Del Boy and Rodney as Only Fools and Horses storms the West End!”
More info on Only Fools and Horses The Musical
Watch the Only Fools and Horses musical trailer
Only Fools and Horses The Musical – UK tour schedule
Paul Whitehouse is scheduled to appear at all venues marked *
23rd – 28th September
Bromley Churchill Theatre *
30th September – 5th October
Southend Cliffs Pavilion *
7th– 12th October
Bradford Alhambra Theatre
14th – 19th October
York Grand Opera House
21st – 26th October
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
28th October – 2nd November
Glasgow Theatre Royal *
4th – 9th November
Edinburgh Playhouse *
11th – 16th November
Manchester Opera House *
18th – 23rd November
Manchester Opera House *
25th – 30th November
Sunderland Empire Theatre
2nd – 7th December
Stoke Regent Theatre
11th – 14th December
Brighton Dome *
17th – 23rd December
Hammersmith Eventim Apollo *
27th – 31st December
Hammersmith Eventim Apollo *
2nd – 5th January
Hammersmith Eventim Apollo *
6th – 11th January
Ipswich Regent Theatre
13th – 18th January
Norwich Theatre Royal
20th – 25th January
Llandudno Venue Cymru
27th January – 1st February
Bristol Hippodrome *
3rd – 8th February
Bristol Hippodrome *
10th – 15th February
Newcastle Theatre Royal
17th – 22nd February
Newcastle Theatre Royal
24th February – 1st March
Leeds Grand Theatre *
3rd – 8th March
Southampton Mayflower Theatre *
10th – 15th March
Oxford New Theatre
17th – 22nd March
Milton Keynes Theatre
24th – 29th March
Milton Keynes Theatre
31st March – 5th April
Birmingham Hippodrome *
7th – 12th April
Birmingham Hippodrome *
14th – 19th April
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
21st – 26th April
Nottingham Concert Hall
28th April – 3rd May
Blackpool Winter Gardens *
5th – 10th May
Truro Hall for Cornwall
12th – 17th May
Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre *
19th – 24th May
Plymouth Theatre Royal
26th – 31st May
Sheffield City Hall *
2nd – 7th June
Northampton Derngate Theatre
9th – 14th June
Liverpool Empire *
16th – 21st June
Liverpool Empire *
23rd – 28th June
Belfast Opera House
30th June – 5th July
Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre *
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