Rehearsal images have been released for the UK Tour of Tim Firth’s New British Musical, The Band, featuring the music of Take That. The show begins previews this Friday 8 September at Manchester Opera House before opening officially on 26 September. It will then embark on a major UK tour until July 2018.
The Band stars AJ Bentley, Nick Carsberg, Curtis T Johns, Yazdan Qafouri and Sario Solomon, collectively known as Five To Five, winners of BBC’s Let It Shine, who will play The Band. It also stars Rachel Lumberg, Alison Fitzjohn, Emily Joyce, Jayne McKenna, Faye Christall, Katy Clayton, Rachelle Diedericks, Sarah Kate Howarth, Lauren Jacobs, Martin Miller and Andy Williams.
The Band is a musical about what it’s like to grow up with a boyband. For five 16 year-old friends in 1992, ‘the band’ is everything. 25 years on, we are reunited with the group of friends, now 40-something women, as they try once more to fulfil their dream of meeting their heroes.
1. LtoR Curtis T Johns, AJ Bentley, Yazdan Qafouri, Nick Carsberg & Sario Solomon in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
LtoR Curtis T Johns, AJ Bentley, Yazdan Qafouri, Nick Carsberg & Sario Solomon in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
2. Five To Five with the cast in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
Five To Five with the cast in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
3. Faye Christall as Young Rachel (centre) with Five To Five in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
Faye Christall as Young Rachel (centre) with Five To Five in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
4. Emily Joyce as Heather, Alison Fitzjohn as Claire & Jayne McKenna as Zoe in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
Emily Joyce as Heather, Alison Fitzjohn as Claire & Jayne McKenna as Zoe in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
5. Curtis T Johns in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
Curtis T Johns in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
6. The cast in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett (2)
The cast in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett (2)
7. Rachel Lumberg (centre) with the cast in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
Rachel Lumberg (centre) with the cast in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
8. LtoR Sario Solomon, Nick Carsberg, Yazdan Qafouri, AJ Bentley, Katy Clayton & Lauren Jacobs in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
LtoR Sario Solomon, Nick Carsberg, Yazdan Qafouri, AJ Bentley, Katy Clayton & Lauren Jacobs in rehearsals for The Band, credit Matt Crockett
9. The Band in Rehearsal
The Band in Rehearsal
