Amanda Holden, Angela Griffin, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Tamzin Outhwaite and Nicola Stephenson will be Stepping Out in the West End when Richard Harris’ award-winning comedy opens at London’s Vaudeville Theatre with preview performances from 1 March 2017 and opening night on 14 March 2017.
Directed by Maria Friedman, this brand new staging will first tour the UK from 12 October 2016 including dates at Theatre Royal Bath, Richmond Theatre, Cambridge Arts Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre, as previously announced. Further casting for the West End production is still to be confirmed.
Actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden (Vera) became a household name when she played the part of Mel in hit comedy Kiss Me Kate (1998 – 2000) and in 1999 she went on to star as Miss Titley in ITV’s popular comedy series The Grimleys.
Between 2006 and 2008 she played the role of Sarah Trevanion in Wild At Heart and from 2002 until 2005 Holden starred in BBC show Cutting It, alongside Sarah Parish and Angela Griffin.
In 2003 she took the title role in the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award, and in 2011 she played the role of Princess Fiona in the original West End production of Shrek the Musical. More recently she has presented various television shows for ITV and is best known as a judge on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent since its first series in 2007.
Angela Griffin appeared in Coronation Street from 1993 to 1998. Subsequently, she joined the original cast of the BBC medical drama series Holby City. She has also appeared in the BBC dramas Cutting It, Down to Earth, Waterloo Road and Lewis. From November 2009 to July 2010, Griffin hosted her own live daytime show on Sky1 called Angela and Friends. Her theatre credits include Dolly in One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2013 and Caroline in Breeders at the St James Theatre in 2014.
Tracy-Ann Oberman played Chrissie Watts on EastEnders, and has also worked extensively with the RSC and National Theatre. She appeared with Kenneth Branagh in Edmond, and in the West End run of Boeing-Boeing. Her television appearances also include Toast of London, Friday Night Dinner and New Tricks.
Tamzin Outhwaite is well-known for the role of Melanie Healy in EastEnders which she played for four years. Her stage credits have included West End productions of Sweet Charity, Boeing-Boeing and How the Other Half Loves.
Nicola Stephenson’s television credits include Margaret Clemence in Channel 4’s Brookside; ITV’s Christmas Lights/Northern Lights/City Lights, Safehouse and Emmerdale; BBC’s Holby City, Clocking Off, The Chase and All at Sea.
In 2012, Stephenson played Louise, a series lead in the ITV drama Homefront and in 2014 she joined the regular cast of Waterloo Road for 11 episodes. Her theatre roles include A Patriot for Me at the Royal Shakespeare Company, His Girl Friday and Edmund at the National Theatre, and War Horse at the New London Theatre.
Maria Friedman is best known as a four-time Olivier Award-winning star of the musical stage. She has played Dot in Sunday in the Park With George at the National Theatre, Fosca in Passion at the Queen’s Theatre, Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd at the Royal Festival Hall with Bryn Terfel, and Mary in Merrily We Roll Along at the Leicester Haymarket.
She made her directorial debut with her highly acclaimed production of Merrily We Roll Along which opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory and subsequently transferred to the West End, winning Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards 2013, the Oliver Awards 2014, and the Critics’ Circle Award 2013. She went on to direct High Society at the Old Vic in 2015.
A prolific writer for television and stage, Richard Harris’ credits include Outside Edge, Shoestring, A Touch of Frostand The Last Detective.
Presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions and the James Grant Group, Stepping Out is directed by Maria Friedman, designed by Robert Jones and choreographed by Tim Jackson, with lighting design by Peter Mumford, sound design by Gregory Clarke and orchestrations by Christopher Walker.
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