It has been announced that Gareth Gates and Divina de Campo will star in the UK premiere of the Tony Award nominated, award-winning The Spongebob Musical, which opens at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton* on 5 April.

The production then visits Birmingham*, Bradford, Oxford*, Dublin*, Manchester, Belfast*, Cardiff*, Blackpool*, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Norwich*, Leicester, Aberdeen ahead of spending five weeks over the summer at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall prior to visiting Plymouth.

*Venues where Gareth Gates will be performing as Squidward. Further casting, including for the role of Squidward at other venues, is to be announced.

The Spongebob Musical cast stars Gates (he/him) as Squidward, Divina de Campo (she/her) as Sheldon J. Plankton, Lewis Cornay (he/him) as SpongeBob, Irfan Damani (he/him) as Patrick, Chrissie Bhima (she/her) as Sandy, Richard J Hunt (he/him) as Mr Krabs, Sarah Freer (she/her) as Pearl, Eloise Davies (she/her) as Mrs Puff, Hannah Lowther (she/her) as Karen and Rebecca Lisewski (she/her) as Mayor. They are joined by Sam Beveridge (he/him), Jeremiah Olaleye (he/him), Eleanor Turiansky (she/her), Rhys Batten (he/him) and Reece Kerridge (he/him). 

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? SpongeBob SquarePants! Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show!

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world! 

With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! An exciting new production featuring irresistible characters, magical choreography and dazzling costumes; this deep-sea pearl of a show is really set to make a splash with audiences young and old as the must-see musical of 2023. The future is bright, the future is bold, the future is THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL.

The production is directed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson (she/her), with choreography by Fabian Aloise (he/him), design by Steve Howell (he/him), musical supervision by Mark Crossland (he/him), musical direction by Marcus Carter-Adams (he/him), costumes by Sarah Mercade (she/her),  lighting and video design by Ben Bull (he/him), sound by Ben Harrison, and casting by Harry Blumenau (he/him).

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