A new stage adaptation of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is hitting the road for a UK tour in 2022/2023 – here’s all you need to know.
From the 2022/2023 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel tour cast to all the upcoming dates and venues, this is your guide to the show on the road.
Based on the Sunday Times bestseller which inspired one of this century’s most treasured films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel takes us on a journey to India with an eclectic group of British retirees as they embark on a new life.
The luxury residence is far from the opulence they were promised, but as their lives begin to intertwine, they are charmed in unexpected and life-changing ways.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2022 tour dates and venues
Dates for the The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel UK tour start in Richmond in September and continue throughout 2022 and into 2023.
Meet the cast!
Through to Saturday 11 February 2023, the tour will star the icon of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe-Award winner, Hayley Mills (Wild at Heart, Pollyanna, The Parent Trap) as Evelyn, household favourite and screen and stage star Paul Nicholas (Jesus Christ Superstar, Just Good Friends, EastEnders) as Douglas and Rula Lenska (Coronation Street, Inside No 9) as Madge
They’ll be joined by Andy de la Tour (Plenty, Notting Hill) as Norman, Marlene Sidaway (Coronation Street, Pride and Prejudice) as Muriel and Rekha John-Cheriyan (Kerbs, Tomb Raider, Dream Horse) as Mrs Kapoor.
Also on the cast are Tiran Aakelas as Mr Gupta, Richenda Carey as Dorothy, Shila Iqbal as Sahani, Kerena Jagpal as Kamila, Harmage Singh Kalirai as Jimmy, Sally Knyvette as Jean, Nishad More as Sonny Kapoor, Anant Varman as Mohan. The company is completed by understudies Adam Morris and Julie Wood.
Hayley Mills said: “I am delighted to join the company of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, as this beautiful story of love and the importance of new beginnings receives a new life as a fantastically feel-good show.
“Tales that warm the heart and lift the spirit are a much-needed tonic at this time and I am thrilled to be visiting so many of the UK’s beautiful towns and cities as part of the production’s exciting journey, later this year.”
Writer Deborah Moggach said: “I’m so thrilled that my characters are stepping into a new life on the stage. They’ve been waiting impatiently for the curtain to rise, and none of them is getting any younger. So welcome again to the Marigold Hotel! We’ve assembled an amazing cast, so I hope they bring you plenty of laughs, and some warm sparks of recognition.” Deborah Moggach