David King for Summer Holiday Theatre Ltd presents
VETERAN ENTERTAINER BOBBY CRUSH
JOINS THE 2018 UK TOUR OF
BRAND NEW STAGE MUSICAL
SUMMER HOLIDAY
Brand new stage musical Summer Holiday is set to tour the UK from May 2018, with the famous red double-decker bus making its first stop at the Liverpool Empire on Tuesday 8th May.
Based on the iconic 1960’s film of the same name, starring Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Summer Holiday will include all of the number one hits from the movie, plus some additional Cliff Richard classics.
Joining previously announced singer-songwriter Ray Quinn is 70s legend Bobby Crush, who will be playing the role of Jerry for the first eight weeks of the UK tour.
Few entertainers can claim to have had as varied a career as Bobby Crush. Famous in the UK for 45 years primarily as a pianist, but also as a songwriter, actor, broadcaster and television presenter,Bobby rose to fame after six winning appearances on Opportunity Knocks (ITV). West End successes include three seasons at the London Palladium alongside Jack Jones, Vic Damone and Dame Julie Andrews. He also spent a year with Max Bygraves in SwingalongaMax at the Victoria Palace and was chosen to appear for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at The Royal Variety Performance. Bobby has also appeared in four musicals starring as Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Vernon Gersch in They’re Playing Our Song, L.M. in Pump Boys and Dinettes and Billy Flynn in Chicago at top theatres around the United Kingdom. Bobby’s debut album ‘Bobby Crush’ reached the UK top 20, and he plays the role of Pharaoh on Pickwick’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. TV credits include two series of Sounds Like Music (ITV) as the show’s host, and most recently, Bobby has been playing Billy Sparkle in the popular TV comedy Benidorm (ITV). In April Bobby will be seen on a major new series for ITV called Last Laugh in Vegas, which documents Bobby’s American debut alongside 7 other legendary British acts and their adventure to star in a Las Vegas show.
Summer Holiday tells the story of Don and his fellow London Transport mechanics as they journey together in a red double-decker bus through Paris, the Alps, Italy and Greece. Along the way they pick up a girl singing group and a young American pop star who is on the run from her domineering mother!
This hit – filled musical features many of 1960’s biggest songs including In the Country, Summer Holiday, Travellin’ Light, Bachelor Boy, Move It, Living Doll, The Young Ones and On the Beach.
Tickets for Summer Holiday are on sale now. Further casting to be announced in due course.
SUMMER HOLIDAY
Stage Adaptation by Michael Gyngell and Mark Haddigan
Based on the film SUMMER HOLIDAY, Directed by Peter Yates
Screenplay by Ronald Cass and Peter Myers
By special arrangement with StudioCanal
Orchestrations by Keith Strachan
Presented by arrangement with
Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited
On behalf of Josef Weinberger Limited
Executive Producer
David King
Director and Choreographer
Racky Plews
SUMMER HOLIDAY – 2018 UK TOUR DATES
Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 May Box Office: 0844 871 3017
Liverpool Empire Website: www.atgtickets.com/liverpool
Tuesday 15 – Saturday 19 May Box Office: 0844 871 7652
Milton Keynes Theatre Website: www.atgticket.com/miltonkeynes
Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 May Box Office: 0844 871 7645
New Victoria Theatre, Woking Website: www.atgtickets.com/woking
Tuesday 29 May – Saturday 2 June Box Office: 0844 871 3024
Grand Opera House, York Website: www.atgtickets.com/york
Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 June Box Office: 020 3285 6000
Churchill Theatre, Bromley Website: www.churchilltheatre.co.uk
Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 June Box Office: 0844 871 3011
New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Website: www.atgtickets.com/birmingham
Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 June Box Office: 0844 871 3014
Edinburgh Playhouse Website: www.atgtickets.com/edinburgh
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 June Box Office: 01752 267222
Theatre Royal, Plymouth Website: www.theatreroyal.com
Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 July Box Office: 0844 871 7650
Theatre Royal, Brighton Website: www.atgtickets.com/brighton
Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 July Box Office: 0844 856 1111
Blackpool Winter Gardens Website: www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
Tuesday 30 July – Saturday 4 August Box Office: 0844 848 2700
Leeds Grand Theatre Website: www.leedsgrandtheatre.com
Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 August Box Office: 029 2063 6464
Wales Millennium Centre Website: www.wmc.org
Tuesday 22 – Saturday 27 August Box Office: 01702 351135
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend Website: www.southendtheatres.org.uk
Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 September Box Office: 01322 220000
Orchard Theatre, Dartford Website: www.orchardtheatre.co.uk
Tuesday 11 – Saturday 15 September Box Office: 01244 409113
Chester Storyhouse Website: www.storyhouse.com
Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 September Box Office: 0844 871 7646 ON SALE SOON
New Wimbledon Theatre Website: www.atgticket.com/wimbledon
Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 September Box Office: 01325 405405 ON SALE SOON
Darlington Hippodrome Website: www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk
Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 October Box Office: 0844 871 7649 ON SALE SOON
Regent Theatre, Stoke Website: www.atgtickets.com/stoke
Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 October Box Office: 0844 871 7607 ON SALE SOON
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Website www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury
Tuesday 30 October – Saturday 3 November Box Office: 0844 871 7647 ON SALE SOON
Kings Theatre, Glasgow Website: www.atgtickets.com/glasgow
FURTHER DATES FOR 2018 AND 2019 TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON