The producers of the world premiere production of FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL are delighted to announce principal cast members and additional tour venues for the UK & Ireland Tour, setting sail from 1 September 2022 at Theatre Royal Plymouth.
James Gaddas (Casualty (BBC One), Bad Girls (ITV), Coronation Street (ITV), The Girls, Billy Elliot, Monty Python’s Spamalot, MAMMA MIA! (All West End) will play Jim, with Parisa Shahmir (The Snow Queen (The Rose Theatre), The Last Ship (Northern Stage, UK & Ireland Tour) and MAMMA MIA! (UK Tour) will play his daughter, Alwyn. Robert Duncan (Drop the Dead Donkey (Channel 4), Casualty (BBC), Where the Heart Is (ITV) Twelve Angry Men (Garrick Theatre, UK & Ireland Tour) will play Jago with Susan Penhaligon (Bouquet of Barbed Wire (ITV), Emmerdale (ITV), A Fine Romance (ITV), Three Sisters, The Real Thing, Mr Love, The Maintenance Man, Dangerous Corner and Of Mice and Men (all West End) will play his wife, Maggie. Anton Stephans (finalist in The X Factor ITV), Blues Brothers Meet Soul Sisters (Theatre Royal, Windsor), Porgy and Bess (UK Tour), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express (UK Tour) Smokey Joe’s Cafe (1st UK Tour/Broadway and US Tour) will play Leadville.
Further cast to be announced.
The UK & Ireland Tour follows a highly successful, sold-out season at Hall for Cornwall, where box office records were smashed, making it the biggest selling production in Hall for Cornwall’s 25-year history. The production will also make its North American premiere in Toronto this Christmas in the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL is based on the true story of the Cornish singing sensations, Fisherman’s Friends, and the hit 2019 film about their life. When a group of Cornish fishermen came together to sing the traditional working songs they’d sung for generations, they hoped to raise a few quid for charity. Nobody, least of all the fishermen, expected their story to end on the Pyramid stage of Glastonbury. Packed with sea shanties, FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS is a feelgood voyage about friendship, community and music.
Featuring hit shanties made famous by the band including Keep Haulin’, Nelson’s Blood, No Hopers Jokers & Rogues and many more.
FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL is directed by James Grieve and written by Amanda Whittington with choreography by Matt Cole, musical direction by James Findlay, set and costume design by Lucy Osborne, musical supervision and arrangements by David White, sound design by Dan Samson, lighting design by Johanna Town and casting by Jim Arnold.
The hit 2019 FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS movie, with a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and Piers Ashworth delighted fans across the world with the sequel film, Fisherman’s Friends: One and All, set to be released in the UK on 19 August 2022.
FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL is produced by ROYO, Flying Fish Productions, Mighty Village, with Island Records, David Mirvish and Cornwall Playhouse Productions.
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2022/23 TOUR SCHEDULE
Thurs 1 – Sat 10 September PLYMOUTH Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.com
Tue 13 – Sat 17 September BIRMINGHAM The Alexandra www.atgtickets.com/birmingham
Tue 20 – Sat 24 September CHELTENHAM Everyman everymantheatre.org.uk
Tue 27 September – Sat 1 October SALFORD The Lowry www.thelowry.com
Tue 4 – Sat 8 October MILTON KEYNES Milton Keynes Theatre www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes
Tue 11 – Sat 15 October NEWCASTLE Theatre Royal www.theatreroyal.co.uk
Tue 18 – Sat 22 October DUBLIN Gaiety Theatre www.gaietytheatre.ie
Tue 25 – Sat 29 October CARDIFF New Theatre newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
Tue 1 – Sat 5 November BATH Theatre Royal theatreroyal.org.uk
Tue 8 – Sat 19 November LEEDS Grand Theatre leedsheritagetheatres.com
Tue 31 January – Sat 4 February NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal www.trch.co.uk
Tue 7 – Sat 11 February SHEFFIELD Lyceum Theatre www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Tue 14 – Sat 18 February SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower Theatre www.mayflower.org.uk
Tue 21 – Sat 25 February CANTERBURY Marlowe Theatre www.marlowetheatre.com
Tue 28 February – Sat 4 March RICHMOND Theatre www.atgtickets.com/Richmond
Tue 7 – Sat 11 March BRIGHTON Theatre Royal www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton
Tue 14 – Sat 18 March OXFORD New Theatre www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-theatre-oxford
Tue 21 – Sat 25 March MALVERN Festival Theatre www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Tue 28 March – Sat 1 April LEICESTER Curve www.curveonline.co.uk
On sale 11 July
Tue 4 – Sat 8 April TORQUAY Princess Theatre www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay
Tue 11 – Sat 22 April TRURO Hall For Cornwall www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
Tue 3 – Sat 6 May BRISTOL Hippodrome www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome
Tue 9 – Sat 13 May GLASGOW King’s Theatre www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre
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