The Band (musical)
| The Band | |
|---|---|
 Logo for the production | |
| Music | Take That |
| Lyrics | Take That |
| Book | Tim Firth |
| Basis | The music of Take That |
| Premiere | 26 September 2017[1]: Manchester Opera House |
| Productions |
2017 UK tour 2018 West End |
The Band is a Jukebox musical with music and lyrics by Take That, with a book by Tim Firth. Produced by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers, it received its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House, in September 2017, before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour. It is expected to open in London's West End in December 2018. The band was cast through the 2017 BBC reality television show Let It Shine.[2]
The musical tells the story of five women who were best friends as children and all big fans of Take That. 25 years later after losing contact they all reunite to fulfill their dream of seeing the band perform. [3]
Productions
UK and Ireland tour (2017 - 2019)
The musical premiered at the Manchester Opera House on 26 September 2017 (previewing from 8 September) before touring the rest of the UK and Ireland until March 2019.[4][5]
| Opening date | Closing date | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | 30 September 2017 | Opera House | Manchester, England |
| 3 October 2017 | 14 October 2017 | Lyceum Theatre | Sheffield, England |
| 17 October 2017 | 28 October 2017 | Alhambra Theatre | Bradford, England |
| 31 October 2017 | 11 November 2017 | Mayflower Theatre | Southampton, England |
| 14 November 2017 | 25 November 2017 | Venue Cymru | Llandudno, Wales |
| 28 November 2017 | 9 December 2017 | Regent Theatre | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| 9 January 2018 | 20 January 2018 | Wales Millennium Centre | Cardiff, Wales |
| 23 January 2018 | 3 February 2018 | Liverpool Empire Theatre | Liverpool, England |
| 6 February 2018 | 17 February 2018 | Theatre Royal | Norwich, England |
| 20 February 2018 | 3 March 2018 | Marlowe Theatre | Canterbury, England |
| 6 March 2018 | 17 March 2018 | Hull New Theatre | Kingston upon Hull, England |
| 20 March 2018 | 31 March 2018 | Grand Theatre | Leeds, England |
| 3 April 2018 | 14 April 2018 | Theatre Royal | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| 17 April 2018 | 28 April 2018 | Bristol Hippodrome | Bristol, England |
| 1 May 2018 | 12 May 2018 | Birmingham Hippodrome | Birmingham, England |
| 15 May 2018 | 26 May 2018 | Theatre Royal Plymouth | Plymouth, England |
| 29 May 2018 | 9 June 2018 | Royal & Derngate | Northampton, England |
| 12 June 2018 | 23 June 2018 | Theatre Royal | Nottingham, England |
| 26 June 2018 | 7 July 2018 | King's Theatre | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 10 July 2018 | 14 July 2018 | Edinburgh Playhouse | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 19 September 2018 | 29 September 2018 | Cliffs Pavilion | Southend, England |
| 4 October 2018 | 13 October 2018 | His Majesty's Theatre | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 16 October 2018 | 20 October 2018 | Lyceum Theatre | Sheffield, England |
| 23 October 2018 | 27 October 2018 | Wimbledon Theatre | Wimbledon. England |
| 30 October 2018 | 3 November 2018 | New Theatre | Oxford, England |
| 6 November 2018 | 10 November 2018 | Bord Gáis Energy Theatre | Dublin, Ireland |
| 13 November 2018 | 24 November 2018 | Grand Opera House | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 16 January 2019 | 26 January 2019 | The Lowry | Salford, England |
| 29 January 2019 | 2 February 2019 | Grand Theatre | Swansea. Wales |
| 5 February 2019 | 9 February 2019 | Orchard Theatre | Dartford, England |
| 12 February 2019 | 16 February 2019 | Regent Theatre | Ipswich, England |
| 19 February 2019 | 23 February 2019 | New Victoria Theatre | Woking, England |
| 26 February 2019 | 2 March 2019 | Grand Theatre | Wolverhampton, England |
| 5 March 2019 | 9 March 2019 | Milton Keynes Theatre | Milton Keynes, England |
| 12 March 2019 | 16 March 2019 | Mayflower Theatre | Southampton, England |
West End (2018 - 2019)
The musical will make its West End premiere at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a limited Christmas run from 1 December 2018 to 12 January 2019, during a break in the production's UK and Ireland tour.
Cast
| Character | Original UK and Ireland cast |
|---|---|
| The Band | AJ Bentley |
| Nick Carsberg | |
| Curtis T Johns | |
| Yazdan Qafouri | |
| Sario Solomon | |
| Rachel | Rachel Lumberg |
| Heather | Emily Joyce |
| Claire | Alison Fitzjohn |
| Zoe | Jayne McKenna |
| Young Rachel | Faye Christall |
| Young Heather | Katy Clayton |
| Young Claire | Sarah Kate Howarth |
| Young Zoe | Lauren Jacobs |
| Debbie | Rachelle Diedericks |
| Jeff | Martin Miller |
| Every Dave | Andy Williams |
References
- ↑ "Dates for new Take That musical The Band officially announced". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ↑ "Five To Five are crowned the winners of Let It Shine as they beat Nightfall and Drive". mirror.co.uk. Daily Mirror.
- ↑ "The Band - Grand Opera House". Grand Opera House. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ↑ King, Bob. "The Band | The new musical by Tim Firth with the music of Take That | Touring the UK in 2017/18". www.thebandmusical.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "The Band Musical Tickets". www.londonboxoffice.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
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