Band of Gold – the premiere stage adaptation of Kay Mellor’s multi-award-winning ITV series, that was one of the most-watched shows in television history – today announces that Laurie Brett, Gaynor Faye, Kieron Richardson, Shayne Ward and Sacha Parkinson, will star in the production. At the same time, it can also be confirmed that Band of Gold will play a UK Tour in 2020, opening at Nottingham Theatre Royal on Tuesday 14th January 2020.
Band of Gold was the ground-breaking crime drama that captivated over 15 million viewers each week when it aired on ITV. This nail-biting, murderous thriller features a star-studded cast including Gaynor Faye, (Emmerdale, Playing the Field, Calendar Girls), Laurie Brett, (EastEnders, Waterloo Road, Les Miserables), Kieron Richardson, (Hollyoaks, Heatbeat), Shayne Ward, (Coronation Street, Rock Of Ages, X Factor winner) and Sacha Parkinson (Mr Selfridge, The Mill).
Following the unprecedented sell-out success of Fat Friends The Musical, producer Josh Andrews and Kay Mellor have teamed up again for Band of Gold, to be directed by Mellor, which will run from Thursday 28 November to Saturday 14 December 2019 at Leeds Grand Theatre, before embarking on the 2020 Tour. The nail-biting thriller tells the story of a group of women – Carol, Rose, Anita and Gina – as they battle to survive whilst working in a notorious red-light district. When one of their colleagues is murdered, they need to find the killer before they strike again.
First aired on ITV in March 1995, Band of Gold starred (amongst others) Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson and Samantha Morton. The groundbreaking crime drama captivated the nation, with bookmakers taking bets on the identity of the killer before the final episode!
UK Tour Dates
Tuesday 14th – Saturday 18th January
Nottingham Theatre Royal
www.trch.co.uk
Tuesday 21st – Saturday 25th January
The Lowry, Salford
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Monday 27th January – Saturday 1st February
Darlington Hippodrome
www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk
Tuesday 4th – Saturday 8th Feb
Southampton Mayflower
www.mayflower.org.uk
Monday 10th – Saturday 15th February
Birmingham Alexandra
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Monday 17th – Saturday 22nd February
Cambridge Arts Theatre
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Monday 24th – Saturday 29th February
New Brighton Pavilion (Liverpool)
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Monday 2nd – Saturday 7th March
Cheltenham Everyman
www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Monday 9th – Saturday 14th March
Milton Keynes Theatre
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