Derby Theatre has announced the cast for its first professionally produced show, Lee Hall’s dark comedy Cooking With Elvis.
Jack Lord will play Dad, the Elvis impersonator. His credits include Ratty in The Wind in the Willows at West Yorkshire Playhouse; A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth for the Royal Court, Liverpool; and a national tour of Our Country’s Good for Original Theatre Company.
Polly Lister will play Mam. She was recently in The Heretic at the Lowry, Salford and The Blue Room at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. She has just finished filming Coronation Street in which she plays Grace Hudson.
Adam Barlow will play Stuart. His recent credits include Curtain Up and Star-Cross’d for Oldham Coliseum Theatre and Seasons of Love: A Celebration of the Calendar Girls at the Royal Albert Hall.
Laura Elsworthy will play Jill. A relative newcomer, her credits include The Accrington Pals at the Royal Exchange, Manchester and The Kitchen Sink for Hull Truck Theatre.
Directed By Mark Babych, Cooking With Elvis runs at Derby Theatre from Friday 26 April until Saturday 18 May.