Friends! The Musical Parody

Friends! The Musical Parody description

Did you love the US sitcom? As one of the highest-grossing TV series of all time, Friends inspired a generation. The series finale in 2004 was seen by 52.5 million Americans and 8.6 million Brits, making it the fifth-most-watched in history as well as the noughties' most-watched sitcom. Whether you watched it or not, Friends! The Musical Parody is a brilliant slice of comedy with a brand new musical score, following the life and times of TV's best-known twenty-somethings. A comedy treat from the Producers of Hairspray, with The Full Monty director Michael Gyngell directing at the helm, this is laugh-out-loud stuff. Welcome to the 1990s, starring Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe.

This hilarious replaying of the series' best-ever bits stars Enzo Benvenuti as Ross, Alicia Belgarde as Monica, Daniel Parkinson as Chandler, Eva Hope as Rachel, Ronnie Burden as Joey, and Amelia Atherton as Phoebe. Edward Leigh plays Gunther, Tom Selleck and Paolo. The Ensemble is Lottie Lester, Meg Darcy, Jared Thompson, and Harry Mallaghan. The director is Michael Gyngell (Not In The Mood For Quiche Anymore, A Guy Called Scott Crawls under A Table And Wont Come Out, Yes Prime Minister, When Harry Met Sally, The Play What I Wrote). Book and lyrics are by Bob and Tobly McSmith with music by Assaf Gleizner and set and lighting design by Andrew Exeter. The sound design is by Chris Whybrow, costume design by Jennie Quirk, wigs, hair and make-up by Craig Forrest-Thomas and music supervision by Mark Crossland. The music arrangements come from Charles Olins. Perfect when you want a real feel-good musical!

Playing at New Wimbledon Theatre (venue info)