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UK TOUR AUTUMN 2025
05 – 06 SEPTEMBER
Churchill Theatre
Bromley
09 – 13 SEPTEMBER
MILTON KEYNES
THEATRE
16 – 20 SEPTEMBER
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE
23 – 26 SEPTEMBER
CANTERBURY
THE MARLOWE THEATRE
07 – 11 OCTOBER
BIRMINGHAM
ALEXANDRA
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes including a 20 minute interval
CAST & CREATIVES
CAST
- Steve Pemberton
- Reece Shearsmith
- Gaby French
- Miranda Hennessy
- Bhav Joshi
- Sarah Moyle
- Rebecca Bainbridge
- Mark Extance
- Toby Manley
- Sophie Suddaby
CREATIVES
- Director Simon Evans
- Associate & Tour Director David Frias-Robles
- Set Designer Grace Smart
- Costume Designer Yves Barre
- Lighting Designer Neil Austin
- Sound Designer Ed Lewis
- Choreographer Nicola Keen
- Video & Projection Duncan McLean
- Illusionist John Bulleid
- Special Effects Dan Martin, Ryan O’Conner
- Fight Director Bethan Clark
- Casting Director Anna Cooper CDG
- Composer Christian Henson, Ed Lewis
Steve Pemberton
Steve Pemberton first came to prominence with his multi-award winning TV series The League of Gentlemen with Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson and Reece Shearsmith, which they wrote and starred in. As writing partners Reece and Steve went on to create two series of the comedy horror series Psychoville (BBC2). They have since created the BAFTA award winning series Inside No. 9 (BBC2) in which they both write and perform, 59 episodes to date. Aside from his writing work, Steve has numerous acting credits across stage, screen and TV, including The Pillowman at the Duke of York Theatre, Happy Valley (BBC) and The Interrogation of Tony Martin (Channel 4). Following the huge success of Inside No. 9. Reece and Steve went on to write and release the script books of the series along with an insider’s guide.
Reece Shearsmith
Reece Shearsmith first came to prominence with his multi-award winning TV series The League of Gentlemen with Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson and Steve Pemberton, which they wrote and starred in. As writing partners Reece and Steve went on to create two series of the comedy horror series Psychoville (BBC2). They have since created the BAFTA award winning series Inside No. 9 (BBC2) in which they both write and perform, 59 episodes to date. Aside from his writing work, Reece has numerous acting credits across stage, screen and TV, including The Unfriend at the Criterion Theatre, Peter Kay’s Car Share (BBC) and Ben Wheatley’s In The Earth. Following the huge success of Inside No. 9. Reece and Steve went on to write and release the script books of the series along with an insider’s guide.
Simon Evans DIRECTOR
Simon Evans is the RTS Award-winning Writer, Director and Co-creator of the 3-season BBC1/Netflix/Hulu series, Staged, starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant, with guest stars including Judi Dench, Samuel L. Jackson, Phoebe Waller Bridge and Ewan McGregor. His directing work for theatre includes West-End revivals of Killer Joe, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg; and productions for the Donmar Warehouse (St Nicholas, The Resistible Rise of Arturo UI. Silence of the Sea), Found 111 (The Dazzle, Bug, Fool for Love), Park Theatre (Almost Maine) and Hampstead Theatre (Alligators).