Mart Crowley’s ground-breaking play The Boys in the Band will be revived at The Lowry in Salford in November, starring Olivier Award winner Mark Gatiss alongside his husband Ian Hallard.
The production sees the pair playing Harold and Michael alongside several other famous TV faces.
West End musical theatre star Daniel Boys will star as Donald, Jack Derges, recently seen as Andy Flynn in EastEnders, will play Cowboy, Miranda star James Holmes will star as Emory, Midsomer Murders’ John Hopkins will play Alan, Primeval’s Ben Mansfield will play Larry, and Undercover’s Nathan Nolan will play Hank. Further casting to be announced.
Mart Crowley’s seminal play premièred in 1968, just before the Stonewall riots, and is judged as one which changed the landscape of gay theatre. It was adapted into a film in 1970, becoming a cult hit. The play was last revived in New York in 2010, and this UK revival will mark almost 20 years since the last West End production.
There’s a party about to commence when nine men gather in a New York apartment for a birthday celebration. Harold, a self-confessed ‘Jew fairy’, receives a surprise birthday gift. Meanwhile, party host Michael gets an unwanted surprise of his own in the shape of a figure from his past.
It will run from November 3-6.