Cast announced for first UK revival of cult musical FRANK’S CLOSET
Casting has been announced for the first London revival of Frank’s Closet, running from 6-30 March 2024 at the Union Theatre.
Frank’s Closet was the off-West End cult hit of 2009. Staged at Hoxton Hall, one of England’s last remaining Victorian music halls, it sold-out to packed houses and received glowing reviews.
The cast includes Andy Moss (Hollyoaks, Channel 4) as Frank, Luke Farrugia (Disney’s The Lion King: Rhythm of the Pride Lands) as The Diva, Becky Bassett (Doctor Who: Time Fracture), Oliver Bradley-Taylor (Sasha Regan’s All-Male Mikado, Wilton’s Music Hall/Tour), Sarah Freer (The Spongebob Musical, UK tour), and Olivia McBride (professional debut) as Gaiety Gals, and Paul Toulson (Dr Dolittle, International tour) as Sheila Blige,
With additional new material by writer and composer Stuart Wood and direction by Sasha Regan, Frank’s Closet is a high-camp, witty and poignant show, framed by the artifice of the musical hall (including magic and puppetry) and propelled by the increasingly surreal musical turns of the divas.
Frank teeters on the precipice of marriage to his beloved Alan, who has given him an ultimatum – he must give up the toys and joys of singledom, and donate his fabulous collection of the dresses of iconic divas to the V&A museum. Amidst continual calls from Alan, his mother, and once (briefly) his father, Frank retreats into a fantasy world where he is The Chairman of The Music Hall.
Through the magical portal of his closet door, the divas visit him in turn, aided and abetted by a quartet of Gaiety Girls. Each diva delivers a musical number containing a gem of good, or at least well intentioned, advice. But will frocks or fiancé ultimately triumph…?
Frank’s Closet explores the conflict between fantasy and responsibility, liberty and conformity, with wit and heart, in a way that will chime with anyone who’s ever pondered the joys and terrors of a lifetime of commitment….
The production features musical direction by Anto Buckley, with design by Catherine Phelps, and choreography by Jo McShane.
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