The Ladykillers get set to hit Glasgow
Graham Linehan’s hit adaptation of the classic 1955 Ealing
comedy The Ladykillers, directed by Sean Foley will embark on a 26 week tour
coming to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow on Monday 19th November.
Tickets for this unmissable production go on sale on Friday 15th
June.
The Ladykillers tells the story of the eccentric little old
lady Mrs Wilberforce who lives alone with her parrot in a strange lopsided
house in King’s Cross. Her life is turned upside down by the arrival of
Professor Marcus and his four friends, who between them make up the most
unlikely group of criminals. Planning the heist of a security van, they decide
to use Mrs Wilberforce as cover and involve her unwittingly in the plot. Things
do not go well and the Professor’s plan starts to unravel in spectacular and
hilarious fashion.
This stage production of The Ladykillers has been adapted by
Graham Linehan, best known for being the writer behind TV comedies Father Ted
and The I.T. Crowd.
Director Sean Foley is a multi-award winning stage director
whose work in the West End includes Play What I Wrote, Do You Come Here Often,
Ducktastic, Pinter’s People and Joe Orton’s What The Butler Saw.
Paul Bown plays Professor Marcus. Paul’s theatre credits
include; Deliverance/Liberation, When We Are Married, Round and Round the
Garden, On the Piste and The Alchemist. Television credits include; Doctors,
Holby City, My Family and The Bill.
Clive Mantle plays Major Courtney. His numerous television
credits include Little John in Robin Of Sherwood and consultant Mike Barrett in
Casualty and Holby City. More recently Clive appeared in Game Of Thrones. The Olivier nominated actor has also starred
in various theatre productions on tour and in the West End including; The
Price, A Streetcar Named Desire, Robin Hood, Educating Rita, The Play What I
Wrote, Killing Castro and The Rocky Horror Show.
Chris McCalphy plays One-Round. Recent theatre credits include;
The Madness of George III on tour and in the West End, When We Are Married,
Enjoy, YouCan’t Take It with You and The Letter. TV credits include Five
Daughters, Casualty and The Giblet Boys. Chris has also narrated various Natural
History films for the BBC and The Discovery Channel as well as Voiceovers for
Channel 4, BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, Aardman Animations and Radio 4.
William Troughton plays Harry. He was part of the original
West End cast of The Ladykillers, understudying the role of Harry and Louis. William’s
previous theatre credits include the Woman in Black, The Holly And The Ivy,
Getting On, Busted and My England. He
has also appeared in films War House and Changing the Subject. William is the
third generation of actors from the Troughton dynasty, with Patrick Troughton
(the second Doctor Who) being his grandfather.
Shaun Williamson plays Louis. He starred as Barry Evans in
the BBC’s EastEnders for almost a decade and has appeared in The Bill, Holby
City, Inspector Morse and two series of the BBC’s acclaimed Ricky Gervais
comedy Extras. Shaun made his West End debut as DJ Monty in Saturday Night
Fever before reprising the role on tour. Further theatre credits include; Guys
and Dolls, The Rocky Horror Show, Never Forget and Porridge.
Michele Dotrice plays Mrs Wilberforce. Michele is perhaps
best known for her role as Betty, the long-suffering wife of Frank Spencer,
played by Michael Crawford, in the BBC's highly successful series Some Mothers
Do 'Ave 'Em. Her other television credits include; A Month in the Country, The
Winslow Boy, The Way We Live Now, Marple, A Thing Called Love and a guest
appearance on the Morecambe and Wise Show. Michele’s most recent stage
appearance was in When We Are Married at the Garrick Theatre, London. She also appeared in many productions with
her late husband, Edward Woodward including Male of the Species, Richard III,
Private Lives, Dead Secret, The Assassin, The Beggar's Opera and The Cemetery
Club.
The UK and Ireland tour of The Ladykillers follows the
critically acclaimed West End run at London’s Gielgud Theatre. The production
was nominated for five awards in the 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards, including
Best New Play, Best Direction, Best Set Design, Best Sound Design and Best
Actress in a Play for Marcia Warren. The play smashed all known box office
records at the Gielgud Theatre, by taking just under £400,000 in a single week
between Monday December 26th and Sunday January 1st 2012 and
recouping its entire West End outlay in less than seven weeks.
PERFORMANCES
Mon 19 – Sat 24 Nov
Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm
Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm
Tickets: £12 - £27
Box Office 0844 871 7647 (Bkgfee)
www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkgfee)
Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm
Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm
Tickets: £12 - £27
Box Office 0844 871 7647 (Bkgfee)
www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkgfee)
