Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage

Dirty Dancing is coming to the Regent Theatre from 24 to 28 November, as part of its UK and Irish tour. It's the stage adaptation of the film, set in the long, hot summer of 1963. Seventeen-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is on a family holiday at Kellerman's resort in New York's Catskill Mountains, where she discovers dancing at an all-night party and meets the charismatic dance instructor Johnny Castle. She's let in on the staff's after-hours 'dirty dancing', a vibrant rock 'n' roll underworld at odds with her conservative parents' approval. When Johnny's regular partner Penny pulls out of the annual Sheldrake Dance competition, Baby steps in; the pair's intense practice to master the routine sees their love blossom, until Baby's father discovers the affair and orders it to end. The show follows two blockbuster West End runs and two hit UK tours, and it's built around the film's most beloved songs, including 'Hungry Eyes', 'Hey! Baby', 'Do You Love Me?' and '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life'.

Joel Benjamin plays Johnny Castle, with Charlie Varlet as Frances 'Baby' Houseman. Ellie Fergusson takes on Penny Johnson, Lynden Edwards is Dr Jake Houseman, Taryn Sudding plays Marjorie Houseman, and Duncan Smith is Max Kellerman. Robert Grose is Tito Suarez, India Chadwick is Lisa Houseman, Asher Forth plays Billy Kostecki, Cormac Diamond is Neil Kellerman, and Matthew Lloyd Davies is Mr Schumacher. Mimi Rodrigues-Alves plays Elizabeth, while Danielle Cato and Alexander Emery double up as Vivian and Robbie and the ensemble. The rest of the cast includes Ayron Campbell, Anna Cliff, Ellie Cutler, Danielle Huntley, Hollie-Ann Lowe, Max Mulrenan, Rowen Newsome, Mason Plews, Harvey Ray, Sienna Walker and Jody Zimmerman. Kellerman's Band is made up of Laura Andresen Guimaraes, Gabriel Askew, Tim Edwards, Kevin Oliver Jones and Tim Wade. Eleanor Bergstein wrote the book. It runs at the Regent Theatre from 24 to 28 November.