Fat Friends The Musical

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.

Fat Friends
The Musical
MusicNick Lloyd Webber
LyricsKay Mellor
BookKay Mellor
BasisFat Friends
by Kay Mellor
Premiere7 November 2017 (2017-11-07): Grand Theatre, Leeds
Productions2017 Leeds
2018 UK Tour
2022 UK Tour

Production history

2017-18 UK tour

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]

2022 UK tour

In June 2021, it was announced the show would embark on a second UK tour. The tour will open in at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford from January 2022 before touring across the UK until July 2022 and will star Jessica Ellis as Kelly, Lee Mead as Kevin, Les Dennis as Fergus and Sherrie Hewson as Julia Fleshman.[3]

Musical numbers

Cast and characters
Character UK tour (2017–18) UK tour (2022)
Kelly Stevenson Jodie Prenger Jessica Ellis
Kevin Murgatroyd Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff/Joel Montague Lee Mead
Betty Stevenson Sam Bailey/Elaine C Smith
Joanne Stevenson / Pippa Rachael Wooding
Fergus Stevenson Kevin Kennedy Les Dennis
Lauren Natalie Anderson
Paul Jonathan Halliwell
Julia Fleshman Natasha Hamilton Sherrie Hewson
Alan Neil Hurst Marc Akinfolarin
Val Chloe Hart Alex-May Roberts
Brian Combrè Ryan Pidgen

References
  1. "Fat Friends The Musical UK Tour". British Theatre. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. "Full cast announced for Kay Mellor's Fat Friends The Musical". LondonTheatre1. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. "Lee Mead to star in new Fat Friends - The Musical tour | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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