Full casting for the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS
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Carrie Hope Fletcher is an actress, author and vlogger. Her many theatre credits include Jovie in Elf the Musical at the Aldwych Theatre, the title role in the UK and Ireland tour of Calamity Jane, Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, Veronica Sawyer in Heathers at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family UK and Ireland tour, all of which won her a Best Actress in a Musical award at the WhatsOnStage Awards. Further credits include Once – In Concert at the London Palladium, Treason – The Musical Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Elizabeth in The Crown Jewels at the Garrick Theatre and on tour, Grusha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Rose Theatre, Fantine in Les Misérables: The Concert at the Gielgud Theatre, Eponine in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, winning a WhatOnStage award for Best Takeover in a Role, and Beth in Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds arena tour.
Carrie Hope Fletcher’s final performance will be Saturday 20 June 2026, with casting for the role of Jenna for the rest of the tour to be announced. Carrie will also not be performing in Sunderland (4-9 May).
Les Dennis is one of the UK’s best-known entertainers with a career in showbusiness spanning over 50 years. His West End credits include Inside Number 9: Stage Fright at the Wyndham’s Theatre, Grandad Trotter in Only Fools and Horses The Musical at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Wilbur in Hairspray opposite Michael Ball at the London Coliseum, King Arthur in Spamalot, Amos Hart in Chicago and Bill in Me and My Girl. His touring theatre credits include 42nd Street, Art, Legally Blonde, High School Musical 2 and Uncle Fester in the musical comedy The Addams Family.
His many TV credits include Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street and a fictional version of himself in Extras.
Sandra Marvin returns to the role of Becky having previously starred in Waitress both in the West End and on tour. Her many theatre credits include Rabby in Fat Ham at the RSC, Angelique in the UK and Ireland tour of & Juliet, Martha in White Christmas at Sheffield Theatres, Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act both in the West End and UK tour, Mrs Fezziwig/Mrs Mops in A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre, City of Angels and Committee at the Donmar Warehouse, Miss Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Queenie in Show Boat at the New London Theatre, Rose in Stepping Out at the Vaudeville Theatre, Porgy and Bess at the Savoy Theatre and Ragtime and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Her other credits include Bagdad Café at the Old Vic Theatre, Romantics Anonymous at Bristol Old Vic and on tour in the US and Mama Morton in Chicago at Leicester Curve. On screen Sandra is known for playing Jessie Grant/Dingle in Emmerdale and Patricia Williams in Call the Midwife. In 2016 Sandra performed with Kate Bush on her 22-date sold-out Before the Dawn concerts and features on her live album of the same name. Sandra also sings the title track on the Grammy Award winning soundtrack for the George Clooney film, Gravity.
Evelyn Hoskins returns to the role of Dawn having previously starred in Waitress both in the West End and on tour. She most recently reprised her role of Carol Van Deusen in 42 Balloons at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, having previously played at the Vaudeville Theatre and Lowry, Salford. Evelyn’s other stage credits include Something Rotten! in concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Gyspy at the Mill at Sonning, Carrie at the Southwark Playhouse, as well as originating the role of Thea in the London production of Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith and Novello Theatre.
Dan Partridge most recently starred as Charlie Price in the UK and European tour of Kinky Boots. His other theatre credits include Ben Locke in the world premiere of Here & Now, Magaldi in Evita at Curve Leicester, Danny Zuko in Grease both in the West End and on tour, Rum Tum Tugger in CATS in Europe and South Korea and Link Larkin in the UK tour of Hairspray.
Mark Anderson’s West End credits include Phil Spector in Tina – The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre, George Takei’s Allegiance at the Charing Cross Theatre, School of Rock at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, The Grinning Man at Trafalgar Studios, and the original West End cast of The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Further credits include the national tours of Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Salad Days, Love Me Tender, Legally Blonde and Mary Poppins.
Mark Wilshire previously covered the role of Earl in Waitress in the original West End company at the Adelphi Theatre. His other theatre credits include the original UK cast of White Rose: The Musical, The Bodyguard in the West End and on tour, the original West End company of Ghost, and UK tours of Never Forget, Our House, Starlight Express, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Carousel.
Dan O’Brien’s theatre credits include Erwin Bach in Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys, both in the West End and on tour, and Ray in the UK tour of Dreamboats and Petticoats.
