Friendsical tour reveals line up of star-studded guest cameos
A host of famous faces are to appear as special guests in the ongoing Friendsical tour.
Inspired by iconic TV show Friends, the parody musical is currently on the road fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Across the tour dates there will be a number of star-studded guest cameos which will include singer songwriter and West End lead Louise Redknapp (Southampton, Salford), and The Pussycat Dolls Kimberly Wyatt (Cardiff, Huddersfield, Horsham, Bath), author, presenter, podcaster and winner of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Giovanna Fletcher (Hull) and McFly star Harry Judd (Dartford).
Also included is singer Jake Quickenden (Bristol, Northampton, Colchester, Leicester, Aberdeen), ballroom champion, Strictly Come Dancing star, and musical theatre performer Joanne Clifton (Cardiff, Bradford, Sheffield) and The Wanted’sJay McGuiness (Bath) .
Also appearing will be three incredible queens, Lawrence Chaney (Harrogate, Dundee, Cheltenham, Eastbourne, Sheffield), Vanity Milan (Exeter), and Ella Vaday (Salford).
Ross, Rachel, Joey, Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe have been with us for nearly 30 years. They are still there for us, and this time a stage show musical parody crams all 10 seasons and 236 episodes into just over two hours of nostalgic fun.
Join all six friends and some incredibly special guests as they sit around the iconic brown couch in Central Perk and take a trip down memory lane, with all the absolute best inside jokes, unforgettable scenes and storylines included.
Featuring original songs such as ‘(He’s her) Lobster!,’ ‘Richard’s Moustache’ and ‘You’re Over Me? When Were You Under Me?’, the gang take on naked Thursdays, a power cut, and a dinosaur convention.
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Writer-director Miranda Larson said: “The guest stars in Friendsical are in homage to the guest stars the TV Show had and the range of amazing characters they played. In our show, the guest star arrives only they don’t know what guest character they are playing, so they pop up throughout the show trying to find the right part to play. Eventually they land a part in a big disco number… who are they playing? I couldn’t possibly say.”
The current cast features Sario Solomon as Joey, Sarah Michelle-Kelly as Monica, Nelson Bettencourt as Ross, Tim Edwards as Chandler, Ally Retberg as Phoebe, Amelia Kinu Muus as Rachel, Olivia Williamson as Hot Girl/Ensemble and Tanveer Singh Devgun as Gunther/Male Ensemble.
With book and lyrics by Miranda Larson and music by Barrie Bignold, Friendsical is choreographed by Darren Carnall and associate choreographer Michael Vinsen. The set and costume are designed by Anthony Lamble with lighting design by Dominic Jeffrey and sound design by Olly Steel. Casting is by Nicholas Hockaday and it is produced by Nick Brooke, William Burdett Coutts, Philip Noel and Dave Mauchline.
