Directed by James Brining, Artistic Director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the tour of the much loved Sherman Brothers musical kicks off in Southampton on Wednesday 10 February.
Caractacus Potts will be played by Jason Manford (The Producers, Sweeney Todd) from 10 February until 24 April, and he will return to the show from 5 October 2016. Lee Mead (Casualty, Legally Blonde, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat) will play Caractacus Potts from 4 May until 18 September 2016.
Martin Kemp (EastEnders, The Krays) will play the Childcatcher and Amy Griffiths (Everyman, Stephen Ward, The Pajama Game) will play Truly Scrumptious, both until 24 April 2016.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG will also feature Phill Jupitus (The Producers, Hairspray) as Lord Scrumptious/Baron Bomburst until 24 April 2016, Michelle Collins (EastEnders, Coronation Street) as Baroness Bomburst, and Andy Hockley (The Phantom Of The Opera) as Grandpa Potts.
Ewen Cummins plays The Toymaker/Mr Coggins, with Sam Harrison as Boris and Scott Paige as Goran, and Kathryn Barnes, Rosanna Bates, Alex Louize Bird, Abigail Climer, Jade Davies, Matt Gillett, Ewan Gillies, Joanna Goodwin, Nathan Vaughan Harris, Christopher D Hunt, Paul Iveson, Nia Jermin, Kelsie-Rae Marshall, Mollie Melia-Redgrave, Perry O’Dea, Matt Overfield, Ross Russell, Craig Turner and Robert Wilkes.
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10–21 February Mayflower Theatre, Southampton www.mayflower.org.uk 02380 711811
24 February – 13 March Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie 0844 847 2455
16 – 27 March Grand Opera House, Belfast www.goh.co.uk/ 028 9024 1919
30 March – 9 April Regent Theatre, Stoke 0844 871 7649 www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre
13 – 24 April Cliffs Pavilion, Southend www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk 01702 351 135
4 – 14 May Milton Keynes Theatre 0844 871 7652 www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre/
18 – 29 May Nottingham Theatre Royal www.trch.co.uk 0115 989 5555
1 – 12 June Theatre Royal, Newcastle www.theatreroyal.co.uk 08448 112 111
15 – 19 June Theatre Royal Plymouth 01752 267222 www.theatreroyal.com
29 June – 17 July Sheffield Lyceum www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk 0114 249 6000
20 – 30 July New Wimbledon Theatre 0844 871 7646 www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-wimbledon-theatre
3 – 21 August Wales Millennium Centre www.wmc.org.uk 029 2063 6464
24 August – 3 September Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com 01227 787787
7 – 18 September Birmingham Hippodrome www.birminghamhippodrome.com 0844 338 5000
21 September – 2 October Royal & Derngate, Northampton www.royalandderngate.co.uk 01604 624811
5 – 16 October Festival Theatre, Edinburgh www.edtheatres.com 0131 529 6000
19 – 29 October King’s Theatre, Glasgow 0844 871 7648 www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre/
9 – 19 November New Victoria Theatre, Woking 0844 871 7645 www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre/
6 December – 15 January 2017 The Lowry, Salford 0843 208 6000 www.thelowry.com/
Further tour dates to be announced