The most fantasmagorical musical of all time CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, currently touring the UK. The Vivienne will play The Childcatcher from 1 October 2024, taking over from Charlie Brooks and Elaine C. Smith, who currently share the role.
Where and when?
See below for tour dates.
Who’s in the cast?
Ore Oduba will play the role of Caractacus Potts in the new production of the most fantasmagorical musical of all time CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, currently touring the UK. Ore Oduba will play Caractacus Potts from Tuesday 4 until Sunday 9 March 2025 at the Birmingham Hippodrome. He will then perform the role at the Palace Theatre, Manchester (11 – 15 March 2025), Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (19 –23 March 2025), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (1 – 12 April 2025), Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff (15 – 19 April 2025), Sunderland Empire (22 – 27 April 2025), Bristol Hippodrome (29 April – 4 May 2025) and Theatre Royal, Plymouth (6 – 10 May 2025).
Ore Oduba will join 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 Charlie Banks, Melody Caruana, Gracie Cochrane, Isla Ithier, Charlie McGuire, Lara Simon, Huxley Syers and Roshan Thomson.
Creative team
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.
This new production is 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.
What’s the show about?
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.
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.
Assisted performances
Check individual venue websites.
Where can I get tickets?
www.chittyontour.com
UK TOUR LISTINGS
TUESDAY 23 JULY – SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 2024
Grand Opera House, Belfast
TUESDAY 6 – SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2024
Princess Theatre, Torquay
TUESDAY 13 – SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2024
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
TUESDAY 20 – SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2024
Hawth Theatre, Crawley
TUESDAY 27 AUGUST – SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2024
King’s Theatre, Glasgow
TUESDAY 10 – SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2024
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
TUESDAY 24 – SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2024
Theatre Royal, Norwich
TUESDAY 1 – SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER 2024
New Theatre, Oxford
TUESDAY 8 – SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER
Empire Theatre, Liverpool
TUESDAY 22 – SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER
Regent Theatre, Stoke
TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER
New Theatre, Hull
TUESDAY 05 – SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Curve Theatre, Leicester
TUESDAY 12 – SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2024
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
TUESDAY 19 – SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER – SUNDAY 01 DECEMBER
Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
TUESDAY 10 – SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER
Opera House, Blackpool
TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
TUESDAY 4 – SUNDAY 9 MARCH 2025
Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham
TUESDAY 11 – SATURDAY 15 MARCH 2025
Palace Theatre, Manchester
TUESDAY 15 – SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2025
Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff
TUESDAY 22 – SUNDAY 27 APRIL 2025
Sunderland Empire
TUESDAY 29 APRIL – SUNDAY 4 MAY 2025
Bristol Hippodrome
TUESDAY 6 – SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
