Cast of hit musical bring summer sun to Sheffield’s Tudor Square aboard vintage bus

Sheffield Theatres released cast photos on a vintage Sheffield bus, ahead of the opening of Summer Holiday The Musical. The cast enjoyed an experience on board an original Leyland Titan PD3 double decker, which served communities in Sheffield from 1959 – 1974, kindly provided by South Yorkshire Preservation Group CIC.

The feel-good musical of the year follows Don and his friends on the ultimate European road trip, based on the iconic 1960s film. A co-production with Blackpool Grand Theatre, the show is directed by Sheffield Theatres Artistic Director, Elizabeth Newman and Ben Occhipinti (The Brenda Line, Gypsy, The Secret Garden).

The cast includes Fanta Barrie (The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs) as Barbara, Jim Duah (Good Golly Miss Molly) as Edwin, Ava Duncan (A Bit of Roll Play – Tramway)as Ensemble, Charlie Hale (Come From Away) as Swing, Nis Raza Hamiliton (The Railway Children) as Angie, Robin Harris (Much Ado About Nothing – Shakespeare North)as Steve, Matthew James Hinchliffe (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) as Al, Damian Humbley (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends) as Jerry, George Jones (Witness For The Prosecution) as Don, Elliot Mackenzie (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button) as Cyril, Jane McCarry (Still Game – BBC)as Stella, Isaac Savage (SCOTS) as Ensemble, Tolia Uwalaka (Wham! The Show) as Swing and Trudy Ward (Gypsy – Pitlochry Festival Theatre) as Mimsie.

Sheffield Theatres Artistic Director and Co-Director of Summer Holiday, Elizabeth Newman and Co-director Ben Occhipinti said: “For us, Summer Holiday is pure joy – full of freedom, adventure, music and heart. We’re incredibly excited to bring a fresh new energy to this iconic musical and create a production that feels vibrant, uplifting and bursting with life.”

The full creative team are: Co-Directors Elizabeth Newman and Ben Occhipinti, Set and Costume Designer Amanda Stoodley, Musical Director Richard Reeday, Movement Director Lesley Hutchison, Lighting Designer Rory Beaton, Sound Designer Tom Marshall, Associate Director Eilidh Gibson, and Casting Director Arthur Carrington CDG.

Stage adaptation by Michael Gyngell and Mark Haddigan. Based on the film Summer Holiday, directed by Peter Yates, screenplay by Ronald Cass and Peter Myers and by special arrangement with StudioCanal. Orchestrations by Keith Strachan. Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International on behalf of Josef Weinberger Limited.

Summer Holiday plays at Crucible, Sheffield Saturday 20 June – Saturday 18 July. Tickets are available here.