Kevin Bishop will star as 'Carter' and Nicholas Burns as 'Tom' alongside JoAnna Page as 'Jeannie' and Ella Smith as 'Helen' in the transfer of Neil LaBute's hit comedy "FAT PIG", which will open at the Comedy Theatre in London on Thursday 11 September. "FAT PIG", currently starring Kris Marshall, JoAnna Page, Ella Smith and Robert Webb, will finish its Trafalgar Studios season on Saturday 6 September. "FAT PIG" opened in May this year to critical acclaim and has been playing to sell-out houses.
Kevin Bishop is the star of Channel 4's "The Kevin Bishop Show" and he has also starred in the Channel 4 comedy sketch shows "Dogface", "Spoons" and "Star Stories". His BBC credits include "Hotel Babylon", "Love Soup", "According to Bex", "In Deep", "Casualty", "Dangerfield", "Silent Witness" and "My Family".
Nicholas Burns has starred on television in "Benidorm", "Absolute Power", "Man Stroke Woman" and in the title role of "Nathan Barley". His London stage work includes "The Madness of George Dubya" and "The Libertine".
"FAT PIG" is directed by its author
Neil LaBute.
When Tom first meets Helen there is an instant connection, but it's not exactly love at first sight... Helen is a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized - and then some - and it's only so long before the insults start to fly from Tom's shallow yet shockingly funny office buddies. Television's hottest young comedians star in this searing, funny and ultimately touching love story.
"FAT PIG" in London is produced by
Howard Panter for
Ambassador Theatre Group, Broadway producer
Barry Weissler and Anna Waterhouse.
Performances at the Comedy Theatre will be at 7.30pm on Mondays - Saturdays, with 2.30pm matinees on Thursday and Saturdays. Tickets, priced from £20 to £37.50 are available from the Comedy Theatre Box Office on 0870 060 6637 or online at
www.fatpigtheplay.com
Ella Smith and Nicholas Burns
Kevin Bishop and JoAnna Page
Photos by Simon Turtle
