Mais oui, mais oui – the Trotters of Peckham are back! Del Boy, Rodney, Grandad and all the Only Fools and Horses gang have made the leap from sitcom legends to West End stars in this lovely jubbly musical adaptation.
The Only Fools and Horses musical keeps it in the family: it’s written by Jim Sullivan, son of John Sullivan, who created the sitcom, along with comedy legend Paul Whitehouse. Expect plenty of dodgy dealings from Del Boy, who’s still convinced that this time next year, they’ll be millionaires.
There are also romantic shenanigans for both Del Boy and brother Rodney. The latter is about to get married to Cassandra, while Del Boy meets actress Raquel via a dating agency.
The Only Fools and Horses London production is a feel-good musical romp for the ages, and its rogue traders have charmed the public since the show opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End in 2019. There's a hilarious story from the original series, plus new songs from Chas and Dave’s Chas Hodges — it’s a proper pukka production.
Only a forty-two carat plonker would miss out.
2 hours 40 minutes
8+
1st October, 2021
29th April, 2023
By: John Sullivan and Paul Whitehouse
Songs by: Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan, additional music by John Sullivan & Chas Hodges
Director: Caroline Jay Ranger
Cast list: Tom Bennett, Ryan Hutton, Paul Whitehouse, Ashleigh Gray, Nicola Munns, Craig Berry, Lee VG, Adrian Irvine, Danny Bayne, Andrew Bryant, Christopher Arkeston, Marion Campbell, Wesley Charles, Leanne Garretty, Ian Gareth Jones, Chris Kiely, Danny Lane, Andy Mace, Melanie Marshall, Gemma McLean, Darry Paul, Mark Pearce
Design: Liz Ascroft
Lighting: Richard G Jones
Costume: Liz Ascroft
Choreography: Denise Ranger
Sound: Rory Madden
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Haymarket) 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 19, 23, 38, 53, 88, 139, 159
Night bus numbers: (Haymarket) 6, 12, 23, 88, 139, 453, N8, N19, N38, N97, N3, N13, N15, N136, N159
Car park: Leicester Square, Whitcomb Street (2mins)
Directions from tube: (5mins) Go along Coventry Street and then take Haymarket on the right where the theatre will be approx. 200 metres along.
The Only Fools and Horses musical is a love letter to the 1980s and that magnifique Hooky Street. The show travels back in time to the Peckham estate where Del Boy, Rodney and their Grandad live, though it does include a witty moment where Trigger gets a shock as he glimpses London’s future: thanks to gentrification, barrow boys and wheeler-dealers have been replaced by hipsters and baristas.
The show also features a number of the beloved supporting characters from the sitcom, such as Trigger, Boycie, Marlene, landlord Mike, gangsters the Driscoll Brothers, and Uncle Albert. Not to mention a certain three-wheeled yellow Reliant Regal van…
Add in music from Jim Sullivan and Chas Hodges, the original theme tune reborn, as well as classic pop songs like Simply Red’s “Holding Back the Years” and Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day”, plus some nifty dances, and it’s a cheeky charmer of a musical. This cushty production even nods to the great British music hall tradition – a perfect match for such a great British comic institution.
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