Details

Fingers on buzzers! Here's your Starter for Ten... What is eighteen-year-old Brian Jackson's proudest achievement to date? His A-level results. His idol? Kate Bush. His lifelong dream? To compete on legendary TV quiz show University Challenge. It's 1985 and, leaving Southend to start his first year at Bristol University, Brian soon discovers that falling in love and growing up take a lot more than general knowledge... Adapted from the hilarious novel by bestselling author David Nicholls and the popular 2006 film, Starter for Ten is a bright, big-hearted new musical. Featuring an irresistible original soundtrack inspired by the riotous student scene of the 80s, this coming-of-age comedy is about love, belonging and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom.

Cast/Performers

Mel Giedroyc (Irene Jackson), Adam Bregman (Brian Jackson), Robert Portal (Bamber Gascoigne), Gemma Knight-Jones (Professor Bowman), Luke Johnson (Des), Natasha O'Brien (Mrs Harbinson), Eubha Akilade (Rebecca Munro), Stephenson Ardern-Sodje (Spencer Lewis), Miracle Chance (Lucy Davies), Emily Lane (Alice Harbinson), Will Jennings (Patrick Watts), Finlay Blackman (Young Brian - some dates), William Hall (Young Brian - some dates), Rockingham Ooi-Griffiths (Young Brian - some dates)

Creatives/Company

Book by(s): Emma Hall, Charlie Parham
Lyrics(s): Emma Hall, Charlie Parham, Hatty Carman, Tom Rasmussen
Music(s): Hatty Carman, Tom Rasmussen
Presented by(s): Antic Productions, Bristol Old Vic, Longshot Films, Playtone
Director(s): Charlie Parham, Will Burton (CDG - casting)
Choreographer: Shelley Maxwell
Design: Frankie Bradshaw
Sound: Gregory Clarke
Costume: Frankie Bradshaw
Lighting: Jai Morjaria