Former pop star and Coronation Street regular Kym Marsh will star alongside her daughter Emilie Cunliffe in the UK and Ireland touring production of The Official Take That Musical Greatest Days.
The mother and daughter will play the older and younger version of the same character in the new production of which will launch at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley from 5 to 13 May 2023.
Produced by Adam Kenwright for Kindred Partners, the extensive tour has been timed to coincide with the summer release of the official movie version of the hit musical and celebrating the 20th anniversary of Take That’s first UK number one ‘Pray’, the tour will visit over 30 venues across the UK and Ireland.
Written by Tim Firth (Kinky Boots, Our House), Gary Barlow’s writing partner in his critically acclaimed foray into musical theatre, The Girls, the musical which was originally entitled The Band, traces the lives of five 16-year-old girls united in their love for a 1990s boyband who are reunited 25 years later as 40-something women trying to fulfil their dream of meeting their heroes.
Looking forward to working with her daughter on the show, Marsh said: “I’m delighted to be returning to theatre and joining the cast of Greatest Days. I was in my early twenties when Take That were at the height of their fame and, of course, I was a huge Take That fan – who wasn’t? Their music takes me back to so many special times in my life as it will for so many other people.
“I’m thrilled to be working with my daughter, Emilie, too. She’s a real talent and I can’t wait to share the stage with her. Greatest Days is a wonderful, uplifting show with iconic music, a great storyline and I know people will love it.”
Aspiring singer Cunliffe added “I’m really excited to be joining the cast of Greatest Days. I grew up listening to Take That with mum, so what an honour it is to be part of this brilliant musical celebrating their music. I’m really close to my mum and getting to work with her is a dream come true.”
Further casting is to be announced
Commenting on the tour last year, Take That said: “We are so thrilled that this new production now titled Greatest Days is launching next year. We had an enormous amount of fun working on the original version and can’t wait to help bring this new production to over 30 cities across the UK and Ireland from May 2023.”
Originally produced as The Band by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers (the team behind The Girls), and co-produced by Take That, the musical launched in 2017 at the Manchester Opera House, the venue where Take That first performed in 1992. The fastest-selling UK tour of all time with ticket sales of £20 million, the show also played a successful West End Christmas season at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in 2018/2019.
Featuring over 15 Take That hits and the winners of the TV talent search Let It Shine, boyband Five To Five (AJ Bentley, Curtis T Johns, Nick Carsberg, Sario Solomon and Yazdan Qafouri), the first production of The Band starred Rachel Lumberg, Alison Fitzjohn, Emily Joyce, Jayne McKenna, Faye Christall, Katy Clayton, Rachelle Diedericks, Sarah Kate Howarth, Lauren Jacobs, Martin Miller and Andy Williams.
Elysian Film Group’s movie version of the show Greatest Days, starring Aisling Bea and Jayde Adams, is directed by Coky Giedroyc.
Angela Thomas
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