Benidorm Live

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Benidorm Live
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Artwork by Donovan Graphics
Written byDerren Litten
Date premiered7 September 2018 (2018-09-07)
Place premieredTheatre Royal, Newcastle
GenreSitcom

Benidorm Live is the stage adaption of British sitcom Benidorm, written by its writer and creator Derren Litten. The tour began in Newcastle, England at the Theatre Royal on 7 September 2018, and concluded in Canterbury, England at the Marlowe Theatre on 20 April 2019, spanning a total of 250 shows.[1]

Background[]

The tour is a stage adaption of the British sitcom Benidorm, and is written by its writer and creator, Derren Litten.[2] In August 2017, a spokesperson for the sitcom confirmed that Litten was in the process of writing the adaption.[3] Dates were announced in November of the same year,[4] with Litten stating:

"A live stage show Benidorm [..] has been talked about for many years. My agent and I first started talking about a stage tour with a different producer who was very keen but said only an arena tour would be financially viable. I don’t know much about producing theatre shows but I knew this definitely wasn’t the case [...] it has everything you love in [the] show, outrageous comedy, brilliant music, something to make you laugh and maybe even to make you cry. I genuinely can’t wait for you to see it. [..] This is a show that needs to be experienced in the theatre. I'm a bit of a selfish idiot and my ego is insanely large with no good reason, so I blocked a dvd release so fans can never enjoy this again and then I threw a hissy fit when the BBC axes my other show so it's all gone now, all that talent and humour the cast gave my scripts"

Cast[]

According to the official website,[1] the main cast members who have appeared in the TV series are:

Tour dates[]

List of shows, showing date, city, country and venue[1]
Date City Country Venue
United Kingdom
7–15 September 2018[a] Newcastle upon Tyne England Theatre Royal
17–22 September 2018[a] Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse
24–29 September 2018[a] Stoke-on-Trent England Regent Theatre
1–6 October 2018[a] Dublin Ireland Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
8–13 October 2018[a] Hull England New Theatre
22–27 October 2018[a] Plymouth Theatre Royal
29 October-3 November 2018[a] Bradford Alhambra Theatre
5–10 November 2018[a] Southampton Mayflower Theatre
12–17 November 2018[a] Liverpool Empire Theatre
19–24 November 2018[a] Bristol Bristol Hippodrome
26 November-1 December 2018[a] Manchester Palace Theatre
3–8 December 2018[a] Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre
10–15 December 2018[a]
17-22, 24 December 2018[a]
26–29 December 2018[a]
7–12 January 2019[a] Southend Cliffs Pavilion
14–19 January 2019[a] Sunderland Empire Theatre
21–26 January 2019[a] Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
28 January-2 February 2019[a] Woking New Victoria Theatre
4–9 February 2019[a] Glasgow Scotland King's Theatre
11–16 February 2019[a] Dartford England Orchard Theatre
18–23 February 2019[a] Cardiff Wales New Theatre
25 February-2 March 2019[a] Brighton England Theatre Royal
4–9 March 2019[a] Aberdeen Scotland His Majesty's Theatre
11–16 March 2019[a] London England New Wimbledon Theatre
18–23 March 2019[a] Leeds Grand Theatre
25–30 March 2019[a] Nottingham Theatre Royal
1–6 April 2019[a] Belfast Northern Ireland Grand Opera House
8–13 April 2019[a] Llandudno Wales Venue Cymru
15–20 April 2019[a] Canterbury England Marlowe Theatre

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Two shows will be performed on this date.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Benidorm on Stage". Benidorm on Stage. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Benidorm Writer Derren Litten To Join The Stars Of The Solana Hotel Live On Stage". Broadway World. BWW News Desk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Benidorm Creator Reveals The Hit TV Show Is Heading To The Stage!". Heart. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Benidorm Live to tour the UK in 2018". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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