Casting announced for UK & Ireland tour of FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY
Producers of the 2025/26 UK and Ireland tour of FRIENDS! The Musical Parody have announced casting for the side-splitting musical comedy, which opens at The Barn Theatre, Cirencester on 14 July.
The cast includes Enzo Benvenuti (The Devil May Care, Southwark Borough Playhouse) as Ross, Alicia Belgrade (GREASE, UK & Ireland Tour) as Monica, Daniel Parkinson (Jersey Boys, West End) as Chandler, Eva Hope (Snow White and the Seven Elves) as Rachel, Ronnie Burden (GREASE, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line) as Joey, Amelia Atherton (SIX The Musical, West End) as Phoebe, and Edward Leigh (Shrek, Hammersmith Apollo) as Gunther, Tom Selleck and Paolo. The cast is completed by Lottie Lester and Meg Darcy as Female Ensemble Covers, and Jared Thompson and Harry Mallaghan as Male Ensemble Covers.
The production is directed by Michael Gyngell, featuring a book and lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith, music by Assaf Gleizner, set and lighting design by Andrew Exeter, sound by Chris Whybrow, costumes by Jennie Quirk, wigs, hair and make-up design by Craig Forrest-Thomas, musical supervision by Mark Crossland, music arrangements by Charles Olins, and casting by Mark Frankum.
FRIENDS! The Musial Parody plays in Cirencester from 14 July-23 August before visiting Nottingham, Sunderland, York, Cheltenham, Wolverhampton, Dublin, Coventry, Woking, Glasgow, Aylesbury, Malvern, Southampton, Milton Keynes, Wimbledon, Bradford, Edinburgh, Buxton, Shrewsbury, Torquay, Hull, Chester, Cork, Tunbridge Wells, and Cardiff.
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