Based on the true story of the chart-topping Cornish singing sensations and their hit 2019 movie, Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical is a feel-good voyage about friendship, community and music which smashed box office records in Cornwall.
When a group of Cornish fishermen came together to sing the traditional working songs they’d sung for generations, nobody, least of all the fishermen, expected the story to end on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. They are spotted by a fish-out-of-water music manager on a trip from London, who must learn that there is more to life than selling your sole for fifteen minutes of fame.
Brilliant & riotous fun- myCornwall
It raises the rafters and leaves you with a huge grin on your face- Curtain Up
So climb aboard, find your sea legs and allow yourself to fall for this critically acclaimed musical – hook, line and sinker!
James Gaddas (BBC One’s Casualty, ITV’s Bad Girls and Coronation Street, West End’s The Girls, Billy Elliot, Monty Python’s Spamalot, MAMMA MIA!) will play Jim, with Parisa Shahmir (Rose Theatre’s The Snow Queen, Northern Stage’s The Last Ship and UK tour of MAMMA MIA!) will play his daughter, Alwyn. Robert Duncan (Channel 4’s Drop the Dead Donkey, BBC One’s Casualty, ITV’s Where the Heart Is, Garrick Theatre’s Twelve Angry Men) will play Jago with Susan Penhaligon (ITV’s Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Emmerdale and A Fine Romance, West End’s Three Sisters, The Real Thing, Mr. Love, The Maintenance Man, Dangerous Corner and Of Mice and Men) will play his wife, Maggie. Anton Stephans (finalist in ITV’s The X Factor, Theatre Royal Windsor’s Blues Brothers Meet Soul Sisters, and UK Tours of Porgy and Bess, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express, and UK /Broadway/ US Tour of Smokey Joe's Cafe) will play Leadville.
Book by Amanda Whittington
Based on the Screenplay by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard, Piers Ashworth
Directed by James Grieve
This musical has hit written all over it- Cornwall Live
The Alexandra, Birmingham
Birmingham’s beloved theatre, The Alexandra, was built in 1901 by William Coutts and throughout its vast history, has become home to first class entertainment. In 2018, the venue underwent an extensive refurbishment and reverted to its original name, The Alexandra. The theatre is a valuable contributor to culture within Birmingham and the West Midlands, presenting first-rate musicals, drama, comedy and more.
Notable performances at The Alexandra Theatre include Chicago, Fame and An Inspector Calls, with new shows added regularly. It’s seen many famous faces throughout the years and continues to bring star-studded shows to Birmingham straight from London’s West End. Browse The Alexandra’s show listings now.