Full Cast Announced for UK Tour of TOM. A STORY OF TOM JONES. THE MUSICAL - Kit Orton, Elin Phillips and More!

Theatre na nÓg are delighted to announce the full cast for the UK tour of the TNN production of "TOM. A STORY OF TOM JONES. THE MUSICAL", opening on Monday 7 March 2016 at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.

Kit Orton will play the role of 'Tom Jones'. Joining him are: Elin Phillips as 'Linda'; Nicola Reynolds as 'Vi'; Phylip Harries as 'Jack Lister'; Richard Corgan as 'Gordon Mills', Deborah Thomas as 'Jo Mills'; John McClarnon as 'Vernon Hopkins'; Daniel Lloyd as 'Mickey Gee'; Kieran Bailey as 'Chris Slade'; Tom Connor as 'Dave Cooper' and Nicola Bryan as 'Freda' and 'Val'. Also joining the company is Tim Bonser who will perform the role of 'Tom Jones' at certain performances.

Kit Orton's previous theatre credits include 'Bill Sikes' in "Oliver!" at the Watermill Theatre; "Dickens Abridged" at the Arts Theatre and 'Sir Lancelot' in "Spamalot" at the Harold Pinter Theatre and on tour. Elin Phillips' theatre credits include "All My Sons"; "The Herbal Bed"; "As You Like It" and "Animal Farm" for Clwyd Theatr Cymru and "Yerma" for West Yorkshire Playhouse. Nicola Reynolds's most recent theatre credits include "Mametz" at the National Theatre of Wales; "To Sir With Love" at the Northampton Theatre Royal and "Silas Marner" at Theatr Clwyd. Phylip Harries most recent theatre credits include: "Little Shop of Horrors"; "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Government Inspector" for Clwyd Theatr Cymru and "Midsummer Songs" and "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" for New Wolsey Theatre.Richard Corgan's most recent theatre credits include: "A Provincial Life" for National Theatre Wales, "Taming of the Shrew" at The Globe, "It's About Me" at Hampstead Theatre and "Money, Science & Me" at the Liverpool Everyman.Deborah Thomas's most recent theatre credits include: "Snowbound" at the Trafalgar Studios; "How Many Ducks in Stacey" and "The Settling Dust" at the Union Theatre and "Eclipsed" at the Tabbard Theatre. John McClarnon's theatre credits include: "The Commitments" at the Palace Theatre, "We Will Rock You" at the Dominion Theatre"; and "Jekyll & Hyde" at the Union Theatre. Daniel Lloyd's theatre credits include: "Some Like It Hot" on UK tour; "Mods and Rox" at the New Wolsey Theatre and "Spring Awakening a New Musical" at Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. Kieran Bailey's theatre credits include: "Jackie the Musical" at Gardyne Theatre, Dundee; "Sleeping Beauty" and "Sweet Charity" at the New Wolsey Theatre and "Eye Of The Storm" at Theatr Nanog. Tom Connor's theatre credits include: "Rapunzel" at Everyman Theatre, "Little Red Riding Hood" at Liverpool Everyman Theatre; "Lennon" at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool and "Carnaby Street" on UK Tour. Nicola Bryan's theatre credits include: "Sweet Charity" at the New Wolsey Theatre; "Dreamboats & Petticoats" at the Playhouse Theatre and "All The Fun of The Fair" on UK tour. Tim Bonser's recent theatre credits include: "Dick Whittington" at the New Wolsey Theatre, "Spamalot" at the Harold Pinter Theatre and on UK tour and "Mamma Mia!" on international tour.

Geinor Styles said today: "We are over the moon to welcome back Kit Orton and this great company of talented actors/musicians alongside newcomers John Mclarnon; Deborah Thomas; Richard Corgan, Nicola Bryan and Tim Bonser to take this inspirational story of a true Welsh icon to audiences throughout the UK. This Rock and Roll musical laced with great Welsh humour and charm is guaranteed to have audiences up on their feet in celebration of this living legend's story."

Step back in time to the dance halls, working men's clubs and recording studios of the '60s where the legend of Tom Jones was born: a Valleys boy with a heart-stopping voice who dreamed of making the big time, no matter what it took.

This inspirational story of self-belief and determination is performed live on stage by a phenomenal cast of actors and musicians, celebrating an ordinary man with an extraordinary talent who became a superstar on a world stage.

Featuring hits of the era including 'Ghost Riders in the Sky', 'Spanish Harlem' and 'Lucille', we track Tom's climb to stardom. Ending with some the hits that made him one of the most charismatic stars of the day: 'It's Not Unusual', 'Delilah', 'Green, Green Grass of Home', 'What's New Pussycat' and more.

"TOM. A STORY OF TOM JONES. THE MUSICAL" is Written by Mike James and Directed by Geinor Styles, with Musical Arrangements by Ben Goddard, Set Design by Sean Crowley and Sound Design by Mike Beer.

The development of this production has been supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government, RCT, NPT Theatres and Wales Millennium Centre.

"TOM. A STORY OF TOM JONES. THE MUSICAL" UK TOUR DATES 2016

www.tomthemusical.co.uk

MONDAY 7 MARCH - SATURDAY 12 MARCH 2016

WALES MILLENIUM CENTRE - www.wmc.org.uk

ON SALE NOW

TUESDAY 15 MARCH - SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2016

FESTIVAL THEATRE EDINBURGH - www.edtheatres.com

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WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH - SATURDAY 2 APRIL 2016

LEICESTER CURVE - www.curveonline.co.uk

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TUESDAY 5 APRIL - SATURDAY 9 APRIL

AYLESBURY WATERSIDE THEATRE - www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury

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TUESDAY 12 APRIL - SATURDAY 16 APRIL 2016

SHEFFIELD LYCEUM - www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

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TUESDAY 19 APRIL - SATURDAY 23 APRIL 2016

ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD - www.bradford-theatres.co.uk

ON SALE NOW

TUESDAY 26 APRIL - SATURDAY 30 APRIL

CHURCHILL THEATRE, BROMLEY - www.churchilltheatre.co.uk

TUESDAY 3 MAY - SATURDAY 7 MAY

THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE

ON SALE 13 NOVEMBER - www.theatreroyal.co.uk/

TUESDAY 10 MAY - SATURDAY 14 MAY

VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO - www.venuecymru.co.uk

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TUESDAY 17 MAY - SATURDAY 21 MAY

RICHMOND THEATRE - www.atgtickets.com/venues/richmond-theatre/

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WEDNESDAY 25 MAY - SATURDAY 28 MAY 2016

THE LOWRY - www.thelowry.com

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WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE - SATURDAY 4 JUNE

NEW ALEXANDRA THEATRE BIRMINGHAM - www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

ON SALE NOW

TOM. A STORY OF TOM JONES. THE MUSICAL was first seen on 1 March 2014 in the singer's birthplace, Pontypridd.

Theatr na nÓg was established in 1982 to produce theatre for a wide spectrum of audiences throughout Wales in a variety of venues and locations in both languages. The literal translation of Theatr na nÓg is theatre of eternal youth and this encapsulates the ethos of the Company by creating theatre that has the power to excite and engage audiences of all ages. Theatr na nÓg has continued to receive funding to achieve this core objective from the Arts Council of Wales (ACW). This on-going support, and support from other stakeholders, has enabled a consistently high quality programme of theatre to be provided to audiences across Wales.

The Company is a regular provider of main stage work throughout the country and continues to expand its portfolio of venues. Theatr na nÓg continues to evolve from being a company that solely produces work for schools to being recognised by the Arts Council of Wales as one of their producing theatre companies that will be encouraged to produce work to a variety of audiences throughout Wales and beyond.

Theatr na nÓg is now an Associate Company to the Wales Millennium Centre. This enables the Company to produce new work for a broad range of audience, and to raise its profile on an international stage. Its collaborations with non-arts specific organisations such as the Natural History Museum, London, Swansea Museum, The National Museum of Wales, The National Botanic Gardens of Wales, Singapore Science Centre has enabled Theatr na nÓg to reach out to a wider audience with a diverse range of subjects, using theatre to highlight the importance of scientific and historic themes.