| Fat Friends | |
|---|---|
| The Musical | |
| Music | Nick Lloyd Webber |
| Lyrics | Kay Mellor |
| Book | Kay Mellor |
| Basis | Fat Friends by Kay Mellor |
| Premiere | 7 November 2017: Grand Theatre, Leeds |
| Productions | 2017 Leeds 2018 UK Tour 2022 UK Tour |
Fat Friends The Musical is a stage musical by Kay Mellor with music by Nick Lloyd Webber, based on Mellor's ITV series Fat Friends.
The musical made its world premiere at the Grand Theatre, Leeds in November 2017, prior to a UK tour from January to June 2018.[1] The tour starred Jodie Prenger as Kelly, Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff in his musical theatre debut as Kevin (alternating with Joel Montague in certain venues), Sam Bailey as Betty (Elaine C. Smith at certain venues), Kevin Kennedy as Fergus, Natalie Anderson as Lauren, Natasha Hamilton as Julia Fleshman and Rachael Wooding as Joanne.[2]
In June 2021, it was announced the show would embark on a second UK tour. The tour will open in at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford from January 2022 before touring across the UK until July 2022 and will star Jessica Ellis as Kelly, Lee Mead as Kevin, Les Dennis as Fergus and Sherrie Hewson as Julia Fleshman.[3]
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| Character | UK tour (2017–18) | UK tour (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Stevenson | Jodie Prenger | Jessica Ellis |
| Kevin Murgatroyd | Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff/Joel Montague | Lee Mead |
| Betty Stevenson | Sam Bailey/Elaine C Smith | |
| Joanne Stevenson / Pippa | Rachael Wooding | |
| Fergus Stevenson | Kevin Kennedy | Les Dennis |
| Lauren | Natalie Anderson | |
| Paul | Jonathan Halliwell | |
| Julia Fleshman | Natasha Hamilton | Sherrie Hewson |
| Alan | Neil Hurst | Marc Akinfolarin |
| Val | Chloe Hart | Alex-May Roberts |
| Brian Combrè | Ryan Pidgen |