Matthew Kelly and Denise Welch to star in new play THE GAP at Hope Mill Theatre

Hope Mill Theatre have announced the world premiere of new play The Gap by Jim Cartwright, starring Matthew Kelly (Noises Off, West End) and Denise Welch (Calendar Girls the Musical, UK tour), which will open at the venue on 9 February for a limited run, closing on 9 March 2024.

Directed by Anthony Banks, The Gap delves into the audacious adventures of Walter and Corral. He’s back up north, she’s still down south. They haven’t seen each other for fifty years, not since their Soho days, back in the swinging ’60s.

A chance phone call reunites them for one magical night and in next to no time, they’re back to their old tricks.

Jim Cartwright and Anthony Banks said: “It’s great to be collaborating again after our work on Mobile Phone Show in 2013 and Raz in 2016. We’re looking forward to Denise and Matthew bringing these characters to life – two extraordinary lives lived across half a century of changes."

Tickets go on sale tomorrow (8 July) here.