It has been announced that Ore Oduba (Pretty Woman, UK tour; The Rocky Horror Show, West End/UK tour) will play the role of Caractacus Potts in the new production of the most fantasmagorical musical of all time CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, currently touring the UK.

Oduba will play Caractacus Potts from 4 -9 March 2025 at Birmingham Hippodrome, and then at the Palace Theatre, Manchester (11 – 15 March 2025), Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (19 –23 March 2025), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (1 - 12 April 2025), Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff (15 – 19 April 2025), Sunderland Empire (22 – 27 April 2025), Bristol Hippodrome (29 April – 4 May 2025) and Theatre Royal, Plymouth (6 – 10 May 2025).

Ore Oduba will join Emmerdale star Liam Fox as Grandpa Potts, Ellie Nunn as Truly Scrumptious, Martin Callaghan as Baron, Jenny Gayner as Baroness, Adam Stafford as Boris, Michael Joseph as Goran and John Macaulay as The Toymaker. The cast also includes Charlie Bishop, Ruaraidh Blackwood, Hadrian Delacey, Belle Kizzy Green, Tia Gyngell, Kirsty Ingram, Bibi Jay, Isabella Mason, Joe Press, Theo UK Rose, Molly Rees Howe, Callum Train and Luke Woollaston.

The roles of Jeremy and Jemima Potts are shared by Charlie Banks, Melody Caruana, Gracie Cochrane, Isla Ithier, Charlie McGuire, Lara Simon, Huxley Syers and Roshan Thomson.

This new production is directed by Thom Southerland, and choreographed by Karen Bruce, with set and costume design by Morgan Large, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Gareth Tucker, musical supervision by George Dyer, and casting by Debbie O’Brien.

To book tickets for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at select touring venues, please click here.