Star casting is revealed for the World Premiere of Kay Mellor’s Band Of Gold in Leeds. The Band Of Gold UK Tour will move to Nottingham touring into 2020.
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 has announced that Laurie Brett, Gaynor Faye, Kieron Richardson, Shayne Ward, Andrew Dunn and Sacha Parkinson, will star in the production.
They will be joined by Emma Osman, Olwen May, Steve Garti, Joe Mallalieu, Mark Sheals, Shareesa Valentine, Virginia Byron and Marc Parry.
At the same time it can also be confirmed that the Band of Gold UK Tour will embark in 2020, opening at Nottingham Theatre Royal on Tuesday 14 January 2020. Band of Gold will make its World Premiere at Leeds Grand Theatre on Thursday 28 November 2019.
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, Calender 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!
BAND OF GOLD UK TOUR
The Band Of Gold Tour has now concluded.
28 November – 15 December 2019
Leeds Grand Theatre
14 – 18 January 2020
Nottingham Theatre Royal
21 – 25 January 2020
The Lowry Salford
27 January – 1 February 2020
Darlington Hippodrome
4 – 8 February 2020
Mayflower Southampton
10 – 15 February 2020
Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
17 – 22 Februarey 2020
Cambridge Arts Theatre
24 – 29 February 2020
New Brighton Pavillion (Liverpool)
2 – 7 March 2020
Cheltenham Everyman
9 – 14 March 2020
Milton Keynes Theatre
16 – 21 March 2020
Theatre Royal Bath
