David Ian for Crossroads Live is delighted to announce that Charlie Brooks will play the role of The Childcatcher in the new production of the most fantasmagorical musical of all time, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG opening at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on Tuesday 30 April 2024 where it plays until 12 May 2024, before embarking on a UK tour. Elaine C. Smith will play the role of The Childcatcher in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Inverness. Casting schedule and listings below. www.chittyontour.com
Charlie will join Olivier-nominee Adam Garcia as Caractacus Potts, Emmerdale star Liam Fox as Grandpa Potts, Ellie Nunn as Truly Scrumptious, Martin Callaghan as Baron, Jenny Gayner as Baroness, Adam Stafford as Boris, Michael Joseph as Goran and John Macaulay as The Toymaker. The cast also includes Charlie Bishop, Ruaraidh Blackwood, Hadrian Delacey, Belle Kizzy Green, Tia Gyngell, Kirsty Ingram, Bibi Jay, Isabella Mason, Joe Press, Theo UK Rose, Molly Rees Howe, Callum Train and Luke Woollaston.
The roles of Jeremy and Jemima Potts will be shared by Gracie Cochrane, Ayrton English, Isla Ithier, Isabella Manning, Charlie McGuire, Jasmine Nyenya, Roshan Thomson and Louis Wilkins.
Charlie Brooks is a seasoned actor with a long list of television and theatre credits to her name. Charlie is well known for playing the iconic role of Janine in BBC’s EastEnders, for which she won several British Soap awards. Her other television credits include BBC’s Bleak House, alongside Carey Mulligan and Gillian Anderson, ITV’s Wired, starring Sacha Dhawan and Jodie Whittaker, and Channel 5’s crime thriller Lie With Me, which was nominated for Best Television Script at the Australian Writers Guild awards. She has also recently wrapped on a major recurring role in ITV’s Broken News directed by Lewis Arnold and written by Jack Thorne. On stage, Charlie most recently played the role of Ursula in the National Theatre’s West End run of The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Charlie’s other theatre credits include leading roles in All in a Row at the Southwark Playhouse, Monogamy at the Park Theatre, Beautiful Thing at the Arts Theatre (West End) and Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire at Curve, Leicester.
Adam Garcia recently received rave reviews as Julian Marsh in Curve and Sadler’s Wells hit production of 42nd Street. His musical theatre credits include Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever and Bill Calhoun in Kiss Me, Kate, for which he received Olivier Award nominations for both roles. His other theatre credits include Fiyero in Wicked, The Artilleryman in The War of the Worlds and Damien Karras in The Exorcist. His film credits include Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Coyote Ugly and Riding in Cars with Boys. Adam recently appeared as a finalist in the UK series of The Masked Dancer, finishing in second place.
Liam Fox is probably best known for playing the role of Dan Spencer in ITV’s Emmerdale, where he featured in more than a thousand episodes. His many other TV credits include Stephen Poliakoff’s Dancing on the Edge, Cold Feet, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks, Clocking Off, A Touch of Frost, Always and Everyone, At Home with the Braithwaites and Dinnerladies. His many theatre credits include The Collector and Tuesday’s Class, both at The Lowry Studio and Iron at Manchester’s Royal Exchange.
Ellie Nunn’s many theatre credits include Identical at Nottingham Playhouse, the UK tour of Posh, Shakespeare in Love at the Noel Coward Theare, Twelfth Night at Leicester Square Theatre, The Game of Love and Chance and Daughter in Law, both at the Arcola Theatre, Honk! at the Union Theatre and on tour and Gatsby at the Arts Theatre.
Based on Ian Fleming’s timeless story for children and later made into the famous 1968 film, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG features the unforgettable songs by the Sherman Brothers including Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain, Truly Scrumptious and the Academy Award-nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
This new production will be directed by Thom Southerland (Titanic, Parade), choreographed by Karen Bruce (BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, The Bodyguard) with Set and Costume design by Morgan Large (Newsies, Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat), Lighting design by Ben Cracknell, Sound design by Gareth Tucker, Musical Supervision by George Dyer (The Wizard of Oz, Annie, Billy Elliot) and casting by Debbie O’Brien.
In CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG we meet absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts who restores a broken-down old racing car with the help of his children Jemima and Jeremy. Soon the family discover the car has magical powers, and along with the delectable Truly Scrumptious, the family end up on a hilarious fantastical adventure to far off lands.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG has Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, Music by Special Arrangement with Sony/ATV Publishing and is Adapted for the Stage by Jeremy Sams. Based on the MGM Motion Picture the Licensed Script is adapted by Ray Roderick. It was Originally produced by Eon Productions, Dana Broccoli, Frederick Zollo, Nicholas Paleologos, Jeffrey Sine, Miriam Productions and Michael Rose at The London Palladium.
This production is presented by permission of Music Theatre International.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG – UK TOUR LISTINGS
TUESDAY 30 APRIL – SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
WEDNESDAY 15 – SUNDAY 19 MAY 2024
New Victoria Theatre, Woking
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 21 – SUNDAY 26 MAY 2024
New Wimbledon Theatre
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 28 MAY – SATURDAY 1 JUNE 2024
Edinburgh Playhouse
Elaine C. Smith as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 4 – SATURDAY 8 JUNE 2024
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 11 – SATURDAY 15 JUNE 2024
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
Elaine C. Smith as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 25 – SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2024
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 2 – SUNDAY 7 JULY 2024
Milton Keynes Theatre
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 9 – SUNDAY 14 JULY 2024
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 23 JULY – SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 2024
Grand Opera House, Belfast
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 6 – SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2024
Princess Theatre, Torquay
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 13 – SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2024
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 20 – SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2024
Hawth Theatre, Crawley
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 27 AUGUST – SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2024
King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Elaine C. Smith as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 10 – SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2024
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Elaine C. Smith as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 24 – SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2024
Theatre Royal, Norwich
Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher
TUESDAY 1 – SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER 2024
New Theatre, Oxford
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 8 – SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER
Empire Theatre, Liverpool
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 22 – SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER
Regent Theatre, Stoke
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER
New Theatre, Hull
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 05 – SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Curve Theatre, Leicester
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 12 – SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2024
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 19 – SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER – SUNDAY 01 DECEMBER
Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 10 – SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER
Opera House, Blackpool
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
2025
TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 4 – SUNDAY 9 MARCH 2025
Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 11 – SATURDAY 15 MARCH 2025
Palace Theatre, Manchester
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 15 – SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2025
Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 22 – SUNDAY 27 APRIL 2025
Sunderland Empire
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 29 APRIL – SUNDAY 4 MAY 2025
Bristol Hippodrome
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
TUESDAY 6 – SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
The role of Caractacus Potts to be announced soon.
The role of The Childcatcher to be announced soon.
