Stage adaptation of Victoria Wood's BBC sitcom 'dinnerladies', with Amy Drake as Bren, directed by Sean Foley.
Victoria Wood's dinnerladies comes to the Hexagon Theatre in Reading from Tuesday 20 July to Thursday 22 July 2027. It's a stage adaptation of the sitcom Wood wrote and starred in, which ran for two series between 1998 and 2000 and picked up a British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy in 2000. This is the first piece of her work commissioned by her estate, and it's been more than 25 years since it first aired on BBC One.
The stage version is written by Beth and Emma Kilcoyne and directed by Sean Foley. Amy Drake takes on Bren, the iconic role Wood played herself on screen. Joining her are Les Dennis as Stan, Sue Cleaver as Jean, Karen Henthorn as Dolly, Gemma Dobson as Twinkle, Faye Weerasinghe as Anita, Jimmy Fairhurst as Tony, Josie Brightwell as Petula, Rachel Marwood as Jane and Rachel Pickup as Philippa. Sarah Dearlove, Alex Frost, Matthew Gordon, Angela Heenan and Tyne Pearson make up the ensemble. The production is staged by Phil McIntyre Live and Sustainable Entertainment, and it opens at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley on 22 January 2027 before touring the UK.
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There are five performances in Reading: Tuesday 20 July at 7:30pm; Wednesday 21 July at 2:30pm and 7:30pm; and Thursday 22 July at 2:30pm and 7:30pm. That's two matinees and three evening shows over three days, so there's a bit of choice if you're working around a weekday.
