Derren Litten’s smash hit ITV comedy Benidorm is set to bring sunshine and smiles to Sussex as the first ever stage version of the ITV comedy appears at Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 25th February to Saturday 2nd March. Benidorm Live has already had audiences across the country rushing to book their tickets for one of the year’s most anticipated theatre events. The show is produced for the stage by Michael Harrison and David Ian.
Litten has written an all new set of Alicante escapades for the much loved cast members, including Jake Canuso (Mateo), Janine Duvitski (Jacqueline), Sherrie Hewson (Joyce Temple-Savage), Shelley Longworth (Sam), Tony Maudsley (Kenneth) and Neptune’s very own Asa Elliott as they swap sangria for the stage after a quick spruce at the Blow ‘n’ Go!
Benidorm Live is the stage debut production of the hugely popular TV show and on making its transfer, writer Derren Litten said: “I’ve loved ten years of writing my TV show Benidorm but despite a successful writing career I’m first and foremost a performer so have always been secretly frustrated I couldn’t hear the audience’s laughter. This national tour of Benidorm Live has not only made a long lasting dream come true but has also meant that I no longer have to stand in strangers gardens listening at their windows at 9 o’clock on cold winter evenings.”
ITV’s smash hit comedy celebrates a decade of all inclusive hilarity, having followed the ensemble cast of holidaymakers and staff for ten series since it first broadcast in 2007. Critically acclaimed, Benidorm has received two National Television Awards, a TV Quick Award and nominations at the British Comedy Awards and BAFTAs.
Tickets for Benidorm Live, which appears at Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 25th February to Saturday 2nd March, can be purchased online at www.atgtickets.com/brighton or by calling the theatre box office on 0844 871 7650.