# Benidorm Live

Benidorm Live is the stage adaptation of British sitcom Benidorm, written by its writer and creator Derren Litten. The tour began in Newcastle, England at the Theatre Royal on 7 September 2018, and concluded in Canterbury, England at the Marlowe Theatre on 20 April 2019, spanning a total of 250 shows.

## Background

The tour is a stage adaptation of the British sitcom Benidorm, and is written by its writer and creator, Derren Litten. In August 2017, a spokesperson for the sitcom confirmed that Litten was in the process of writing the adaptation. Dates were announced in November of the same year, with Litten stating:
   "A live stage show Benidorm [..] has been talked about for many years. My agent and I first started talking about a stage tour with a different producer who was very keen but said only an arena tour would be financially viable. I don’t know much about producing theatre shows but I knew this definitely wasn’t the case [...] it has everything you love in [the] show, outrageous comedy, brilliant music, something to make you laugh and maybe even to make you cry. I genuinely can’t wait for you to see it. "

## Cast

According to the official website, the main cast members who have appeared in the TV series are:
* Janine Duvitski as Jacqueline Stewart
* Shelley Longworth as Sam Wood
* Jake Canuso as Mateo Castellanos
* Adam Gillen as Liam Conroy
* Sherrie Hewson as Joyce Temple-Savage
* Tony Maudsley as Kenneth du Beke
* Asa Elliott [af; arz] as himself
* Derren Litten as Derek (Birmingham dates only)

## Tour dates

List of shows, showing date, city, country and venue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| United Kingdom ||||
| 7–15 September 2018 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Theatre Royal |
| 17–22 September 2018 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse |
| 24–29 September 2018 | Stoke-on-Trent | England | Regent Theatre |
| 1–6 October 2018 | Dublin | Ireland | Bord Gáis Energy Theatre |
| 8–13 October 2018 | Hull | England | New Theatre |
| 22–27 October 2018 | Plymouth | England | Theatre Royal |
| 29 October-3 November 2018 | Bradford | England | Alhambra Theatre |
| 5–10 November 2018 | Southampton | England | Mayflower Theatre |
| 12–17 November 2018 | Liverpool | England | Empire Theatre |
| 19–24 November 2018 | Bristol | England | Bristol Hippodrome |
| 26 November-1 December 2018 | Manchester | England | Palace Theatre |
| 3–8 December 2018 | Birmingham | England | New Alexandra Theatre |
| 10–15 December 2018 | Birmingham | England | New Alexandra Theatre |
| 17-22, 24 December 2018 | Birmingham | England | New Alexandra Theatre |
| 26–29 December 2018 | Birmingham | England | New Alexandra Theatre |
| 7–12 January 2019 | Southend | England | Cliffs Pavilion |
| 14–19 January 2019 | Sunderland | England | Empire Theatre |
| 21–26 January 2019 | Sheffield | England | Lyceum Theatre |
| 28 January-2 February 2019 | Woking | England | New Victoria Theatre |
| 4–9 February 2019 | Glasgow | Scotland | King's Theatre |
| 11–16 February 2019 | Dartford | England | Orchard Theatre |
| 18–23 February 2019 | Cardiff | Wales | New Theatre |
| 25 February-2 March 2019 | Brighton | England | Theatre Royal |
| 4–9 March 2019 | Aberdeen | Scotland | His Majesty's Theatre |
| 11–16 March 2019 | London | England | New Wimbledon Theatre |
| 18–23 March 2019 | Leeds | England | Grand Theatre |
| 25–30 March 2019 | Nottingham | England | Theatre Royal |
| 1–6 April 2019 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Grand Opera House |
| 8–13 April 2019 | Llandudno | Wales | Venue Cymru |
| 15–20 April 2019 | Canterbury | England | Marlowe Theatre |