Ian Kelsey will join the cast of Mamma Mia! The Party from 5 February 2025 in the role of Nikos, taking over from Antony Costa who played his final performance on 15 November 2024.
Fed Zanni (A View From The Bridge, Haymarket, West End), who originated the role in 2019, returns to the cast to play Nikos until 2 February.
A regular on television screens for many years, Ian’s extensive screen/TV work has seen him play the roles of Vinnie Ashford in Coronation Street (ITV), Howard Bellamy in Doctors (BBC), Jack Clayton in Where The Heart Is (ITV), Dr. Patrick Spiller in Casualty (BBC) and Dave Glover in Emmerdale (ITV). No stranger to theatre, Ian has played many iconic roles including Billy Flynn in Chicago (China Tour 2024 & 2019), Danny in Grease (Cambridge Theatre, West End), Ray Say in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (UK Tour), Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde (The Curve Leicester), and Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption (UK Tour).
Kelsey joins the current cast which includes: Lucinda Lawrence as Kate, Rosemary Annabella Nkrumah as Debbie, Inês Fernandez as Konstantina, Henryk Firth as Adam, Oscar Balmaseda as Fernando, Georgia Morgan as Nina, Dawn Spence as Grandma, Allie Ho Chee (at certain performances) and Rosie Rowlands (at certain performances) as Bella, Kelly Aaron as Sue/Swing, Emanuel Alba as Carlos/Swing, Claudia Bradley as Loretta/Swing, Deschenes Graham as Joyce/Swing, Robban Hogstrom as Robin/Swing and Ollie Llewelyn-Williams as Ruben/Swing along with the musicians John Donovan, Luke Higgins, Luke Roberts, Steve Rushton and Flo Blue.
Nikos and his wife Kate run the exotic and wonderful Nikos Taverna together with their family and friends. Told through dialogue and timeless ABBA songs, a warm, romantic and funny story evolves and unfolds during the evening, taking place around the guests as they enjoy a gourmet Greek meal. The evening ends with a 1970s disco, where audience members are encouraged to stay to sing and dance to ABBA’s greatest hits.
MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY has music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (some songs with Stig Anderson), and a story by Calle Norlén, Roine Söderlundh and Björn Ulvaeus, with the English book by writer, comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.
REVIEW ★★★★★
Accessible Performances
Signed – 16 March 2025
