Rob Rouse
In 2016, he played Bottom in Ben Elton's Upstart Crow.
In 2016, he played Bottom in Ben Elton's Upstart Crow.
Gregory’s Girl star John Gordon Sinclair is joining the cast of the stage version of Upstart Crow when it returns to the West End later this month.
He will be taking the role of the puritanical Dr John Hall, first played by Mark Heap in the show’s original run.
Meanwhile, Rob Rouse is to reprise his role as Bottom with Helen Monks back as Susanna, producers have announced today. It was already known that David Mitchell would be playing Shakespeare and Gemma Whelan Kate, as in the original BBC comedy.
The production – written by Ben Elton and directed by Sean Foley – originally opened at the Gielgud Theatre in February 2020 but was forced to close early by Covid.
Now it is back for a ten-week season at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, starting on September 23.
Also reprising their stage roles are Jason Callender as Arragon, Danielle Phillips s Judith and Reice Weathers as Mr Whiskers. New to the cast are Gloria Onitiri as Desiree, and Stewart Wright as Burbage. The cast is completed by Andrew Hodges, Dedun Omole and Annabel Smith.
Elton said: ‘Besides Will and Kate many of the other characters from the TV sitcom feature in this new play. Hilarious Helen Monks is back as Shakespeare’s grumpy daughter Susanna. Top comic Rob Rouse will once again have us laughing at his Bottom.
‘Gotta say, the brilliant new actors who are joining Upstart Crow for the first time will have to really pull up their puffling pants if they don’t want to get upstaged!’
» Read our review of the original run here.
Published: 8 Sep 2022
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