| Fat Friends | |
|---|---|
| The Musical | |
| Music | Nick Lloyd Webber |
| Lyrics | Kay Mellor |
| Book | Kay Mellor |
| Basis | Fat Friends by Kay Mellor |
| Premiere | 7 November 2017: Grand Theatre, Leeds |
| Productions | 2017 Leeds 2018 UK tour |
Fat Friends The Musical is a stage musical by Kay Mellor with music by Nick Lloyd Webber, based on Mellor's ITV series Fat Friends .
The musical made its world premiere at the Grand Theatre, Leeds in November 2017, prior to a UK tour from January to June 2018. [1] The tour starred Jodie Prenger as Kelly, Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff in his musical theatre debut as Kevin (alternating with Joel Montague in certain venues), Sam Bailey as Betty (Elaine C. Smith at certain venues), Kevin Kennedy as Fergus, Natalie Anderson as Lauren, Natasha Hamilton as Julia Fleshman and Rachael Wooding as Joanne. [2]
In June 2021, it was announced the show would embark on a second UK tour opening at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford from January 2022 before touring across the UK until July 2022 starring Jessica Ellis as Kelly, Lee Mead as Kevin, Les Dennis as Fergus and Sherrie Hewson as Julia Fleshman. [3] However the tour was postponed due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
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| Character | Leeds and UK tour |
|---|---|
| 2017-18 | |
| Kelly Stevenson | Jodie Prenger |
| Kevin Murgatroyd | Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff Joel Montague |
| Betty Stevenson | Sam Bailey Elaine C Smith |
| Joanne Stevenson / Pippa | Rachael Wooding |
| Fergus Stevenson | Kevin Kennedy |
| Lauren | Natalie Anderson |
| Paul | Jonathan Halliwell |
| Julia Fleshman | Natasha Hamilton |
| Alan | Neil Hurst |
| Val | Chloe Hart |
| Brian Combrè | Ryan Pidgen |