BBC Reject GUYS AND DOLLS Filming Rumour

The BBC have denied to BWW:UK that they are planning to film the current West End run of Guys and Dolls at the Savoy.

Director Gordon Greenberg had been quoted elsewhere as saying: "The BBC have asked to film the production...The idea is to shoot it in early March so that we preserve the Savoy cast."

However, when asked to confirm the story, the BBC told BWW:UK on Friday: "We aren't planning to film Guys and Dolls," with the show's press representative calling the stories simply "unconfirmed reports".

Greenberg was asked for additional comment but BWW:UK had not heard from him as of Saturday morning.

Jamie Parker, Sophie Thompson, David Haig and Siubhan Harrison currently lead the cast at the Savoy, with Richard Kind, Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Spiro joining Harrison for the transfer to the Phoenix. A UK tour begins in March starring Richard Fleeshman, Maxwell Caulfield, Louise Dearman and Anna O'Byrne.

Nathan Detroit is desperate: he needs money for an illegal dice game, and he needs it fast. Not to mention a 14-year engagement with nightclub singer Miss Adelaide, whose patience is finally running out. Enter notorious gambler Sky Masterson, a guy who can never turn down a bet, and straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown, a doll with a heart of ice. Nathan's wager is that Sky has to romance Sarah by taking her to Havana for dinner and in return he'll provide a dozen 'sinners' for Sarah's mission. Surely this is one bet Nathan absolutely can't lose?

A joyous and vibrant celebration of Prohibition-era New York, Guys and Dolls first premiered on Broadway in 1950 and captured the optimism and energy of post-World War Two America. This hugely popular and multi award-winning musical, based on the colourful stories by American journalist Damon Runyon renowned for his vivid fictional depictions of the gamblers, hustlers and nightclub singers of New York, features some of Broadway's greatest musical numbers including 'My Time of Day', 'Luck be a Lady' and the show-stopping 'Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat'. Guys and Dolls is directed by Gordon Greenberg with choreography by Cuban dancer and former Royal Ballet star Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright whose credits include Chichester Festival Theatre's Singin' in the Rain.