Dianne Pilkington and Pippa Duffy join the cast of Only Fools and Horses the Musical
Dianne Pilkington and Pippa Duffy will play Del Boy and Rodney’s leading ladies in the eagerly-anticipated musical version of Only Fools and Horses when the Trotters will step out on stage at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in February 2019.
Young Frankenstein star Pilkington will play Del Boy’s long-suffering Raquel while Duffy (Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge) will take on the role of Rodney’s Cassandra. They will join the previously announced comedian Paul Whitehouse as Grandad alongside Tom Bennett (E4’s Phoneshop, the upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman) as Del Boy and Ryan Hutton who will make his professional West End stage debut as Rodney in the production.
The cast will also include: Jeff Nicholson (Sweeney Todd, ENO) as Boycie; former Coronation Street actress Samantha Seager as Marlene; Peter Baker (Parlour Games, Queen Victoria Theatre) as Trigger, and Adrian Irvine (One Love – The Bob Marley Musical, Birmingham Rep) as Denzil. The Driscoll Brothers will be played by Pete Gallagher (Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Tour) and Adam Venus (The Bodyguard UK & Ireland tour), with Chris Kiely (Yank! Charing Cross Theatre) and Andy Mace (Betty Blue Eyes, West End) as Mike the Barman.
Completing the cast are Oscar Conlon-Morrey, Melanie Marshall, Chris Bennett, Lee Van Geleen, Lisa Bridge, Andrew Bryant, Samantha Lane and Bradley John.
Nearly eight years after the iconic TV show’s creator John Sullivan death it was announced last week that his dream of bringing his show to the West End stage musical will come true in the shape of a major new musical written by award-winning comedy star Whitehouse and John Sullivan’s son, Jim.
Commenting on his involvement in the production, Whitehouse said: “This was the last project that John Sullivan was working on when he died – he was just starting to develop Only Fools as a musical – so when writing it, Jim and I have remained very faithful to the feel and scripts of the TV series, but also highlight some contemporary issues.
“We’re very conscious of the Only Fools legacy and that it’s so fondly remembered by people of almost all ages, so we’ve tried to incorporate everyone’s favourite moments from the TV shows and of course, all the great characters – but this time it’s with songs.”
Featuring material from the enduringly popular TV series, and 20 comic songs, the family-friendly musical version of the classic comedy will also feature musical contributions from Chas ‘n’ Dave.
Directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, the production will begin previewing from 9 February 2019 ahead of an opening night on 19 February.
Angela Thomas
Tickets for Only and Fools and Horses The Musical are available HERE.
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