Toast
Written by	Richard Bean
Characters	Lance Colin Peter Walter Nelson (Nellie) Cecil Blakey Dezzie
Date premiered	1999
Place premiered	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Setting	The canteen of a bread factory

Toast is a play written in 1999 by English playwright Richard Bean. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London in 1999.^[1] The play tells the story of seven men who all work in a bread factory in Hull. One Sunday night, Nellie is so worn down from a lifetime making dough, he loses his vest in the mix.

Original cast

• Christopher Campbell - Lance
• Ian Dunn - Colin
• Matthew Dunster - Peter
• Ewan Hooper - Walter Nelson (Nellie)
• Sam Kelly - Cecil
• Mark Williams - Blakey
• Paul Wyett - Dezzie

2007 revival

March 2007 at Hull Truck Theatre, Directed by Gareth Tudor-Price.

• Jonathan Hansler - Lance
• Andrew Whitehead - Colin
• Paul Popplewell - Peter
• Edward Peel - Walter Nelson (Nellie)
• Martin Barrass - Cecil
• Andy Fox - Blakey
• Patrick Connolly - Dezzie

2014 revival

August 2014 at The Park Theatre, Directed by Eleanor Rhode for Snapdragon Productions.

• Matthew Kelly - Walter Nelson (Nellie)
• Simon Greenall - Cecil
• Steve Nicolson - Blakey
• Will Barton - Colin
• Matt Sutton - Peter
• Finlay Robertson - Dezzie
• John Wark - Lance

On 9 September 2015 it was announced that Snapdragon Productions's 2014 revival would embark on a UK Tour and transfer to the Brits off Broadway Festival in 2016 with Kieran Knowles taking over the role of Dezzie.^[2]