Starter for Ten (musical)
| Starter for Ten | |
|---|---|
 Original Bristol production artwork | |
| Music | Hatty Carman Tom Rasmussen |
| Lyrics | Hatty Carman Tom Rasmussen Emma Hall Charlie Parham |
| Book | Emma Hall Charlie Parham |
| Basis | Starter For Ten (novel) by David Nicholls Starter for 10 (film) |
| Premiere | February 29, 2024: Bristol Old Vic |
| Productions | 2024 Bristol |
Starter for Ten is a British stage musical based on the 2003 novel of the same name by David Nicholls, and its 2006 film adaptation. It has music and lyrics by Hatty Carman and Tom Rasmussen, and book and lyrics by Emma Hall and Charlie Parham.
Production history
[edit]World premiere: Bristol (2024)
[edit]The musical had its world premiere at the Bristol Old Vic beginning previews on 29 February 2024 (with a press night on 7 March) for a limited run until 30 March. The production is directed by Charlie Parham, choreographed by Shelley Maxwell, designed by Frankie Bradshaw, sound design by Gregory Clarke with Will Burton as casting director and Nick Barstow as music supervisor.[1][2]
Cast and characters
[edit]| Character | Bristol[3] |
|---|---|
| 2024 | |
| Rebecca | Eubha Akilade |
| Spencer | Stephenson Ardern-Sodje |
| Brian Jackson | Adam Bregman |
| Lucy | Miracle Chance |
| Irene | Mel Giedroyc |
| Patrick | Will Jennings |
| Des | Luke Johnson |
| Professor Bowman | Gemma Knight-Jones |
| Alice | Emily Lane |
| Mrs Harbinson | Natasha O’Brien |
| Bamber Gascoigne | Robert Portal |
| Young Brian | Finlay Blackman William Hall Rockingham Ooi-Griffiths |
References
[edit]- ^ Iorizzo, Ellie (2023-04-19). "Musical based on David Nicholls book Starter For Ten to premiere next spring". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ Staff Writer (2023-10-04). "Starter for Ten Cast Announced for Bristol Old Vic Run". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Starter for Ten musical announces full cast, including Mel Giedroyc". 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-25.