Fat Friends musical tour 2022 - Venues and tickets

Last Updated on 6 March 2022 by Showcall Editorial Team

Kay Mellor’s Fat Friends musical tour is to have a second outing in the UK and Ireland opening in January 2022 at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford starring Lee Mead.

The Fat Friends musical tour was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The show toured the UK to a rapturous response from critics and sell-out audiences in 2017 and after a tough year for all, Kay Mellor feels that it’s the perfect time to bring this feast of a feel-good show back. Kay Mellor said today “Issues of body image and online trolling are more pertinent today than ever and will resonate with people everywhere. Despite this, using song, dance and humour I can guarantee that audiences will leave the show with a smile on their face and feeling better about themselves – something we all need right now. I’m delighted to be remounting Fat Friends the Musical, thrilled to be working with the brilliant and talented Lee Mead and can’t wait for us to bring the show to so many fantastic venues around the UK and Ireland.”

WHAT IS FAT FRIENDS THE MUSICAL ABOUT?

This hugely entertaining musical is based on the hit ITV show Fat Friends, which starred James Corden and Ruth Jones. Fat Friends – The Musical reunites our favourite foodie friends as they are put through their Zumba paces at their local slimming club, whilst Kelly fantasises about fitting into the wedding dress of her dreams. This show of hope, humour, love, and weight loss, delivers a fun night out full of laughter and encourages us all, as the final song sings, to Love Who You Are!

Lee Mead

FAT FRIENDS THE MUSICAL TOUR CAST

Lee Mead is to play Paul in the show with further casting yet to be advised.

Please note: This temporary trailer is for the previous 2017 tour

FAT FRIENDS THE MUSICAL – CREATIVE TEAM

Fat Friends is created, directed and has a book and lyrics by the multi award-winning Kay Mellor, whose latest hit series of The Syndicate recently ran on BBC One. It has Music by Nicholas Lloyd Webber with Set and Costume design by Bretta Gerecke. Choreography is by Karen Bruce, Sound by Ben Harrison, Lighting by Nick Richings with Orchestrations, Arrangements and Musical Supervision by Simon Lee, Casting by Stephen Crockett CDG for David Grindrod Associates, with Additional Casting by David Shaw. It is produced by Joshua Andrews and Rollem Productions.