World premiere of the Lavender Hill Mob stage adaptation comes to the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham

The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo are back! 

Comedy duo Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards are set to reunite and embark on a UK tour of the classic Ealing Comedy, The Lavender Hill Mob, based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter. Directed by Jeremy Sams, the production has its world premiere at Cheltenham Everyman on the 13th October 2022, before embarking on a UK tour.

Miles Jupp says today, “I loved the Lavender Hill Mob when I first saw it, I love Phil Porter’s ingenious adaptation of it, I’ve loved every Jeremy Sams production I’ve seen, I love working with Justin Edwards, I absolutely love being part of an ensemble onstage, and I’ve loved doing nearly every play I’ve been in. Additionally, the producers appear to be honest. I can really see no reason not to turn up on time, and put the bloody hours in.” 

Justin Edwards added, “I agree.”

The much-loved film was released in 1951, directed by Charles Crichton, and starring Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway and Sid James, as well as Audrey Hepburn in one of her earliest screen appearances. It was ranked by the BFI as one of the greatest British Films of all time and was restored and re-released in UK cinemas in 2011 for its sixtieth anniversary. 

Director: Jeremy Sams; Designer: Francis O’Connor; Associate Director: Louise Shephard; Composer/Magic: Tim Sutton; Casting Director: Ginny Schiller CDG;

General Manager: Gareth Johnson

Further cast and creatives to be announced

UK Tour

13 October 2022 – 18 February 2023

Press Night: Tuesday 18 October at Cheltenham Everyman.

Book your tickets now via the Everyman Theatre website.

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