Making its UK premiere, the hit Broadway musical comedy Something Rotten! plays Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 5 & 6 August, starring Jason Manford as Nick Bottom, it has been announced.

Something Rotten! in Concert is directed by Tim Jackson, and the full Broadway score will be performed by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Freddie Tapner.

Something Rotten! was created by Hollywood screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick, John O’Farrell and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, who together went on to adapt Mrs Doubtfire into the West End and Broadway musical.

The show follows the story of Renaissance writers Nick and Nigel Bottom as they seek to outshine Shakespeare by writing the world’s first musical.

Further casting and creatives are to be announced.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on 10 May. Exclusive pre-sale sign up is available now here.