The production will star: Jessie Wallace as Lil, Gary Kemp as PC Collins, Sarah Middleton as Rosie, Ruth Alfie Adams as Brenda, Will Barton as Percy, Suzie Chard as Betty, Mark Arden as Fred, Ryan Molloy as Horace, Stefan Booth as Tosher, Christopher Ryan as Red Hot, Vivian Carter as Myrtle, Stevie Hutchinson as Ted/PC 2, John Olohan as Paddy, Gary Watson as Norman/PC 1 and Joanna Woodward as Margaret. Meet the cast below.
Coinciding with Joan Littlewood’s Centenary, and alongside the new production of Oh What a Lovely War, Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be is returning to Theatre Royal Stratford East in a new version by Olivier-nominated Elliot Davis.
Meet The Cast
Mark Arden’s stage credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing both for the British Shakespeare Company, An Inspector Calls at the Garrick Theatre, The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Aladdin at the Winter Gardens, Margate, Kiss Of The Spiderwoman at the Sevenoaks Playhouse, The Long, The Short And The Tall at the Albery Theatre, Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead at the Piccadilly Theatre and We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre. Mark’s screen credits include Teenage Kicks, New Tricks, EastEnders, Saxondale, Ultimate Force and Heartbeat.
Ryan Molloy (pictured right) created the role of Frankie Valli in the West End production of Jersey Boys and has starred in the show for a record-breaking six years. His other stage credits include: Godspell (UK Tour), Eurobeat at the Pleasance Grand Theatre, On The Town for the English National Opera, Tonight’s The Night (UK Tour), Jerry Springer The Opera at the Cambridge Theatre, The Merchant Of Venice and Betrayal both at the Workhouse Theatre and Macbeth at the Embassy Theatre. Ryan’s screen credits include The Filleting Machine, £24 To Tulse Hill and Gravity Smells Funny.
Jessie Wallace is best known for her role as Kat Moon in EastEnders. Her other screen credits include: The Road To Coronation Street, Spendingtons,Wild At Heart, The Dinner Party, A Class Apart and Marie Lloyd.. Jessie’s stage credits include: Stepping Out (UK Tour), Haunted at the Arts Theatre and Rent at the Duke Of York’s Theatre.
Gary Kemp is one of music’s most successful songwriters. He achieved huge success in the 1980’s as guitarist and songwriter for the group Spandau Ballet. Gary’s stage credits include: The Rubenstein Kiss at Hampstead Theatre, Pig Night at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Art at the Wyndham’s Theatre. His screen credits include Lewis, Casualty, Murder In Mind, M.I.T, Take Out The Beast, Assassin, Molly Moon, Poppies, Dog Eat Dog, American Daylight, The Krays, The Bodyguard, Paper Marriage, Killing Zoe, Hide & Seek and Still Crazy.
Stefan Booth is best known for playing Greg in EastEnders, Jamie Nash in Hollyoaks and Sergeant Marc Rollins in The Bill. His other screen credits include: Breakwater, William & Mary, The Silence, The Royal, Sugar Rush, Casanova’s Last Stand, Pursuit and Back In Business. Stefan also took part in ITV1’s Dancing On Ice, making it through to the final and coming second. Stefan’s stage credits include Chicago (UK and European Tour), Raindogs at Trafalgar Studios, Betwixt at the Ambassadors Theatre and Summer Holiday (UK Tour).
Christopher Ryan’s stage credits include: Cinderella at the Theatre Royal Norwich, London Assurance at the Watermill Theatre, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium, His Girl Friday, La Grande Magia and On The Ledge for the National Theatre, Waiting For Godot at the Queens Theatre, Valued Friends at the Hampstead Theatre, Kiss Me Kate at the Savoy Theatre, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Two Gentlemen Of Verona at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Can’t Pay Won’t Pay at the Criterion Theatre and Bleak House at the Royal Court. Christopher’s Screen credits include: The Young Ones, Only Fools And Horses,Woody, It’s Kevin, Absolutely Fabulous, Dr Who and My Family.
Vivian Carter’s stage credits include: The Light Princess at the National Theatre, Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre, Evita at the Alelphi Theatre, Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre, The Tailor Made Man at the Arts Theatre, Soho Cinders at the Soho Theatre, Radio Times at the Watermill Theatre/UK Tour, Oklahoma at Kilworth House, Eurobeat at Pleasance Grand and We Will Rock You in Australia and Tokyo.
Stevie Hutchinson’s stage credits include Ghost the Musical (UK Tour), Oliver! (UK Tour), Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace Theatre, Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre, High School Musical at the Hammersmith Apollo and Good Thing Going at Cadogan Hall.
John Olohan’s stage credits include: Rough for Theatre I & II at the Beckett Festival, Dancing at Lughnasa at the Abbey Theatre, Gaiety Theatre and the National Theatre, The Playboy of the Western World, The House and Drama at Inish all at the Abbey Theatre, Sharon’s Grave at the Gate Theatre, The Chastitute (National Tour), Hysteria at the Project Arts Centre, The Silver Tassie (Irish/UK Tour), Famine (Irish/UK Tour) and Big Maggie (Galway/Irish Tour). John’s screen credits include: Glenroe, Fair City, Making The Cut, Showbands II, Trouble In Paradise, Ballykissangel, The Ambassador and Amongst Women, Father Ted, The Tudors, Sweeney Todd and Bobbie’s Girl.
Gary Watson’s stage credits include: A Chorus Line at the London Palladium, Finding Neverland at the Curve Leicester, Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre/RSC, Mamma Mia! (International Tour), Les Miserables at the Queens Theatre, Cats (UK Tour), Evita at the Adelphi Theatre and Saturday Night Fever at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Gary’s screen credits include: Cinderella for Walt Disney Productions directed by Kenneth Branagh, Tubby and Enid, Olympic Torch Concert, Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, The Royal Variety Performance and Greasemania.
Joanna Woodward’s stage credits include Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory/Harold Pinter Theatre, Lost Boy at the Finborough Theatre/Charing Cross Theatre, Little Shop of Horrors at the Kilworth House Theatre, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots at the Newbury Corn Exchange, Pages: Promised Land at the Union Theatre and Medea and The Adventures of Jason and the Argonauts at the Scoop Ampitheatre.
The production opens on Tuesday 20th May (previews from 8th May) and runs until 8th June 2014.
A really good evening's entertainment. Go, if you can get a ticket!
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