David Ian for Crossroads Stay is delighted to announce that Charlie Brooks will play the position of The Childcatcher within the new manufacturing of probably the most fantasmagorical musical of all time, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG opening at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on Tuesday30 April 2024 the place it performs till 12 Might 2024, earlier than embarking on a UK tour. Elaine C. Smith will play the position of The Childcatcher in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Inverness. Casting schedule and listings under. www.chittyontour.com
Charlie will be part of Olivier-nominee Adam Garcia as Caractacus Potts, Emmerdale star Liam Fox as Grandpa Potts, Ellie Nunn as Really Delicious, Martin Callaghan as Baron, Jenny Gayner as Baroness, Adam Stafford as Boris, Michael Joseph as Goran and John Macaulay as The Toymaker. The solid additionally contains Charlie Bishop, Ruaraidh Blackwood, Hadrian Delacey, Belle Kizzy Inexperienced, Tia Gyngell, Kirsty Ingram, Bibi Jay, Isabella Mason, Joe Press, Theo UK Rose, Molly Rees Howe, Callum Practice and Luke Woollaston.
The roles of Jeremy and Jemima Potts might be shared by Gracie Cochrane, Ayrton English, Isla Ithier, Isabella Manning, Charlie McGuire, Jasmine Nyenya, Roshan Thomson and Louis Wilkins.
Charlie Brooks is a seasoned actor with an extended record of tv and theatre credit to her title. Charlie is well-known for enjoying the enduring position of Janine in BBC’s EastEnders, for which she received a number of British Cleaning soap awards. Her different tv credit embrace BBC’s Bleak Home, alongside Carey Mulligan and Gillian Anderson, ITV’s Wired, starring Sacha Dhawan and Jodie Whittaker, and Channel 5’s crime thriller Lie With Me, which was nominated for Greatest Tv Script on the Australian Writers Guild awards. She has additionally not too long ago wrapped on a serious recurring position in ITV’s Damaged Information directed by Lewis Arnold and written by Jack Thorne. On stage, Charlie most not too long ago performed the position of Ursula within the Nationwide Theatre’s West Finish run of The Ocean on the Finish of the Lane. Charlie’s different theatre credit embrace main roles in All in a Row on the Southwark Playhouse, Monogamy on the Park Theatre, Stunning Factor on the Arts Theatre (West Finish) and Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Need at Curve, Leicester.
Adam Garcia not too long ago acquired rave opinions as Julian Marsh in Curve and Sadler’s Wells hit manufacturing of 42nd Avenue. His musical theatre credit embrace Tony Manero in Saturday Evening Fever and Invoice Calhoun in Kiss Me, Kate, for which he acquired Olivier Award nominations for each roles. His different theatre credit embrace Fiyero in Depraved, The Artilleryman in The Struggle of the Worlds and Damien Karras in The Exorcist. His movie credit embrace Kenneth Branagh’s Demise on the Nile and Homicide on the Orient Categorical, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Coyote Ugly and Driving in Automobiles with Boys. Adam not too long ago appeared as a finalist within the UK collection of The Masked Dancer, ending in second place.
Liam Fox might be greatest recognized for enjoying the position of Dan Spencer in ITV’s Emmerdale, the place he featured in additional than a thousand episodes. His many different TV credit embrace Stephen Poliakoff’s Dancing on the Edge, Chilly Ft, Coronation Avenue, Hollyoaks, Clocking Off, A Contact of Frost, All the time and Everybody, At Residence with the Braithwaites and Dinnerladies. His many theatre credit embrace The Collector and Tuesday’s Class, each at The Lowry Studio and Iron at Manchester’s Royal Trade.
Ellie Nunn’s many theatre credit embrace Similar at Nottingham Playhouse, the UK tour of Posh, Shakespeare in Love on the Noel Coward Theare, Twelfth Evening at Leicester Sq. Theatre, The Recreation of Love and Probability and Daughter in Legislation, each on the Arcola Theatre, Honk! on the Union Theatre and on tour and Gatsby on the Arts Theatre.
Based mostly on Ian Fleming’s timeless story for youngsters and later made into the well-known 1968 movie, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG options the unforgettable songs by the Sherman Brothers together with Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain, Really Delicious and the Academy Award-nominated title tune, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
This new manufacturing might be directed by Thom Southerland (Titanic, Parade), choreographed by Karen Bruce (BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, The Bodyguard) with Set and Costume design by Morgan Giant (Newsies, Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat), Lighting design by Ben Cracknell, Sound design by GarethTucker, Musical Supervision by George Dyer (The Wizard of Oz, Annie, Billy Elliot) and casting by Debbie O’Brien.
In CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG we meet absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts who restores a broken-down previous racing automotive with the assistance of his kids Jemima and Jeremy. Quickly the household uncover the automotive has magical powers, and together with the delectable Really Delicious, the household find yourself on a hilarious fantastical journey to far off lands.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG has Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, Music by Particular Association with Sony/ATV Publishing and is Tailored for the Stage by Jeremy Sams. Based mostly on the MGM Movement Image the Licensed Script is tailored by Ray Roderick. It was Initially produced by Eon Productions, Dana Broccoli, Frederick Zollo, Nicholas Paleologos, Jeffrey Sine, Miriam Productions and Michael Rose at The London Palladium.
This manufacturing is offered by permission of Music Theatre Worldwide.
TUESDAY 30 APRIL – SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024 Mayflower Theatre, Southampton Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
WEDNESDAY 15 – SUNDAY 19 MAY 2024 New Victoria Theatre, Woking Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 21 – SUNDAY 26 MAY 2024 New Wimbledon Theatre Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 28 MAY – SATURDAY 1 JUNE 2024 Edinburgh Playhouse Elaine C. Smith as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 4 – SATURDAY 8 JUNE 2024 Theatre Royal, Newcastle Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 11 – SATURDAY 15 JUNE 2024 His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Elaine C. Smith as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 25 – SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2024 Churchill Theatre, Bromley Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 2 – SUNDAY 7 JULY 2024 Milton Keynes Theatre Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 9 – SUNDAY 14 JULY 2024 Alhambra Theatre, Bradford Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 23 JULY – SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 2024 Grand Opera Home, Belfast Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 6 – SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2024 Princess Theatre, Torquay Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 13 – SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2024 Venue Cymru, Llandudno Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 20 – SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2024 Hawth Theatre, Crawley Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 27 AUGUST – SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2024 King’s Theatre, Glasgow Elaine C. Smith as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 10 – SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2024 Eden Courtroom Theatre, Inverness Elaine C. Smith as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 24 – SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2024 Theatre Royal, Norwich Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 1 – SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER 2024 New Theatre, Oxford The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 8 – SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER Empire Theatre, Liverpool The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 22 – SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER Regent Theatre, Stoke The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER New Theatre, Hull The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 05 – SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER Curve Theatre, Leicester The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 12 – SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2024 Cliffs Pavilion, Southend The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 19 – SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER Congress Theatre, Eastbourne The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER – SUNDAY 01 DECEMBER Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 10 – SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER Opera Home, Blackpool The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
2025
TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025 Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 4 – SUNDAY 9 MARCH 2025 Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 11 – SATURDAY 15 MARCH 2025 Palace Theatre, Manchester The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 15 – SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2025 Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 22 – SUNDAY 27 APRIL 2025 Sunderland Empire The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 29 APRIL – SUNDAY 4 MAY 2025 Bristol Hippodrome The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
TUESDAY 6 – SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025 Theatre Royal, Plymouth The position of Caractacus Potts to be introduced quickly. The position of The Childcatcher to be introduced quickly.
