''Benidorm Live'' is the stage adaptation of British sitcom ''
Benidorm
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Known as the “New York City, New York of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean”, Benidorm has been a tourist destinatio ...
'', written by its writer and creator
Derren Litten. The tour began in
Newcastle
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*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
*Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ...
, England at the
Theatre Royal on 7 September 2018, and concluded in
Canterbury
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, England at the
Marlowe Theatre
The Marlowe Theatre is a 1,200-seat theatre in Canterbury named after playwright Christopher Marlowe, who was born and attended school in the city. It was named a The Stage Awards, Stage Awards, 2022 UK Theatre of the Year.
The Marlowe Trust ...
on 20 April 2019, spanning a total of 250 shows.
Background
The tour is a stage adaptation of the British sitcom ''Benidorm'', and is written by its writer and creator,
Derren Litten. In August 2017, a spokesperson for the sitcom confirmed that Litten was in the process of writing the adaptation. Dates were announced in November of the same year,
with Litten stating:
"A live stage show Benidorm .has been talked about for many years. My agent and I first started talking about a stage tour with a different producer who was very keen but said only an arena tour would be financially viable. I don’t know much about producing theatre shows but I knew this definitely wasn’t the case ..it has everything you love in heshow, outrageous comedy, brilliant music, something to make you laugh and maybe even to make you cry. I genuinely can’t wait for you to see it.
"
Cast
According to the official website,
the main cast members who have appeared in the TV series are:
*
Janine Duvitski
Janine Duvitski (born Christine Janine Drzewicki; 28 June 1952) is a British actress, known for her roles in the BBC television sitcom series '' Waiting for God'', ''One Foot in the Grave'' and ''Benidorm''. Duvitski first came to national atte ...
as
Jacqueline Stewart
*
Shelley Longworth as Sam Wood
*
Jake Canuso as
Mateo Castellanos
*
Adam Gillen
Adam Gillen (born 11 September 1985) is a British actor, best known for his role as Liam Conroy in the ITV hit series ''Benidorm'', Brian in the Channel 4 comedy '' Fresh Meat'' and Gavin in BBC's '' Prisoners’ Wives''. In 2019, Gillen was n ...
as Liam Conroy
*
Sherrie Hewson
Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950), known professionally as Sherrie Hewson, is an English actress, television personality and novelist.
She is known for her roles as Maureen Holdsworth in ''Coronation Street'' (1993–1997, 2006 ...
as Joyce Temple-Savage
*
Tony Maudsley
Tony Maudsley (born 30 January 1968) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of hairdresser Kenneth Du Beke in the ITV sitcom ''Benidorm'', and George Shuttleworth in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2020–present ...
as Kenneth du Beke
* as himself
*
Derren Litten as Derek
(Birmingham dates only)
Tour dates
Notes
References
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2018 plays
Comedy tours
British plays
Plays set in Spain