Casting has been announced for the first London revival of Betty Blue Eyes at the Union Theatre from 29 March-22 April.

The company includes Sam Kipling (Tasting Notes, Southwark Playhouse) as Gilbert Chilvers, Amelia Atherton (Waitress, UK tour) as Joyce Chilvers, Jayne Ashley (Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, UK tour) as Mother Dear, David Pendlebury (Sweeney Todd, English Theatre Frankfurt) as Inspector Wormold, Stuart Simons (Passion, Hope Mill Theatre) as Dr Swaby, Josh Perry (recent graduate) as Henry Allardyce, Tom Holt (Lead vocalist on A Tropical Tale) as Francis Lockwood, Emma Jane Fearnley (professional debut) as Mrs Roach/Ensemble, Jade Marvin (Six the Musical) as Mrs Lester/Ensemble, and Katie Stasi (The Wizard of Oz) as Mrs Turnbull/Ensemble.

Completing the cast are Laurel Dougall, Aimée McQueen, Shannon Farrell, Hannah Lawton, Kane Stone, Jonny Weston, Georgia Boothman and George Dawes. Veronica Allardyce will be played by members of the Union Youth Theatre: Nellie Regan, Ava Jennings-Grant and Coco Bennett.

The production is directed by Sasha Regan, with musical direction by Aaron Clingham, choreography by Kasper Cornish, design by Reuben Speed, and casting by Adam Braham.

Betty Blue Eyes has a book by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, with music by George Stiles and lyrics by Anthony Drewe, based on the film, A Private Function by Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray.

It is 1947, war has ended but Britain’s citizens are suffering under the burden of food rationing, high unemployment and the coldest winter for decades.

The only bright spark on the horizon is the impending marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Enter Betty, an adorable pig who is being illegally reared to ensure local dignitaries of a small community in Yorkshire can celebrate the Royal Wedding with a lavish banquet whilst the local population make do with Spam.

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