THE FULL MONTY's Full Casting Announced
By: Liz Cearns Sep. 06, 2016
The full casting has been announced for the 2016/17 UK Tour of Simon Beaufoy's THE FULL MONTY. As previously announced, the cast is led by Gary Lucy as Gaz, with Andrew Dunn as Gerald, Louis Emerick as Horse, Chris Fountain as Guy and Kai Owen as Dave. Anthony Lewis will now be playing the role of Lomper, as Joe Absolom had to withdraw due to contractual filming commitments.
Anthony Lewis is best known as regular Marc Reynolds in Emmerdale. As a teenager, he played the title role in the children's TV series Adam's Family Tree and Scott Morris in Children's Ward, the children's TV series created by Paul Abbott and Kay Mellor. His films includes A Passionate Woman, Boy A, Girls' Night and This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper.
Also joining the cast will be Andrew Ashford, Adam Beresford, Pauline Fleming, William Ilkley, Jonathan McGarrity, Charlotte Powell, Jess Schofield and Fiona Skinner. The role of Nathan will be shared by Reiss Ward, James Burton, Monty Poole and Felix Yates.
THE FULL MONTY won the UK Theatre Award for Best Touring Production. The 2016/17 UK Tour will begin in Bournemouth on 21 September 2016, finishing at the Sheffield Lyceum on 15 April 2017. The advance box office for the tour of over £5 million is breaking records at theatres around the country and extra performances have already been added at Birmingham Hippodrome and the Leeds Grand Theatre.
Jack Ryder directs THE FULL MONTY and his credits include national tours of Tm Firth's play Calendar Girls and the short film Act of Memory with Claire Skinner, Owen Teale and Anna Massey, which was officially selected for nine international festivals around the world including the Cannes Film Festival. As an actor, Jack is probably best known as Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders, a role he played for four years.
Gary Lucy is best known for his roles as Danny Pennant in EastEnders, DS Will Fletcher in The Bill, Kyle Pascoe inFootballer's Wives and Luke Morgan in Hollyoaks, and was a past winner of Dancing on Ice. Andrew Dunn is best known as Tony in Dinnerladies and for his regular appearances playing Alastair Campbell on Bremner, Bird and Fortune. Louis Emerick played Mick Johnson in the long-running soap Brookside and PC Walsh in the even longer-running Last of the Summer Wine. Chris Fountain played regulars Justin Burton in Hollyoaks and Tommy Duckworth inCoronation Street, and he was runner-up of Dancing on Ice. Kai Owen is best known for his portrayal of Rhys inTorchwood and recently played Pete in Hollyoaks.
In 1997, a British film about six out-of-work Sheffield steelworkers with nothing to lose, took the world by storm becoming one of the most successful British films ever made. The story still resonates today, probably more so now than ever.
Simon Beaufoy, the Oscar- and BAFTA-winning writer of the film, has adapted his own screenplay for this hilarious and heartfelt stage production, which features the iconic songs from the film by Donna Summer, Hot Chocolate and Tom Jones.
THE FULL MONTY is Simon Beaufoy's first work for the theatre. His screen credits include The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Salmon Fishing in Yemen, 127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire, as well as The Full Monty.
The UK Tour of THE FULL MONTY has design is by Robert Jones, choreography by Ian West, lighting by Tim Lutkin and sound by Sarah Weltman, with casting by Marc Frankum.
The 2016/17 UK Tour of Simon Beaufoy's THE FULL MONTY, based on the Fox Searchlight Pictures motion picture, is presented by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and is a Sheffield Theatres production.
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2016/17 TOUR SCHEDULE
21-24 September BOURNEMOUTH Pavilion 0844 576 3000
26 Sept - 1 Oct NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal 0115 989 5555
3-8 October MILTON KEYNES Milton Keynes Theatre 0844 871 7652
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10-15 October NORWICH Theatre Royal 01603 630000
17-22 October INVERNESS Eden Court 01463 234234
24-29 October EDINBURGH King's Theatre 0131 529 6000
31 Oct - 5 Nov MANCHESTER Opera House 0844 871 3018
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7-12 November LIVERPOOL Empire 0844 871 3017
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14-19 November BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome 0844 338 5000
21-26 November CARDIFF Wales Millennium Centre 029 2063 6464
28 Nov - 3 Dec LEEDS Grand Theatre 0844 848 2700
16-21 Jan NORTHAMPTON Royal and Derngate 01604 624811
23-28 Jan CAMBRIDGE Arts Theatre 01223 503333
30 Jan - 4 Feb BELFAST Grand Opera House 028 9024 1919
6-11 February SHREWSBURY Theatre Severn 01743 281281
13-18 February DARTFORD Orchard Theatre 01322 220000
20-25 February CANTERBURY Marlowe Theatre 01227 787787
27 Feb - 4 March GLASGOW King's Theatre 0844 871 7648
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6-11 March LEICESTER De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111
13-18 March BRADFORD Alhambra Theatre 01274 432000
20 - 25 March 2017 SUNDERLAND Empire Theatre 0844 871 3022
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27 March - 1 April LLANDUDNO Venue Cymru 01492 872000
3-15 April SHEFFIELD Lyceum Theatre 0114 249 6000
Photo Credit: Matt Crockett
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