Take That musical Greatest Days comes to Nottingham Theatre Royal

Fans of Take That are in for a treat when the Greatest Day musical – crammed full of the band’s hits – comes to Nottingham next week.

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Take That’s first UK number one single, Pray, the show features more than 15 songs from the band alongside a heart-warming story.

It is coming to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal from Monday to Saturday (September 4-9).

Written by Tim Firth, it follows a group of five best friends in the 1990’s who are obsessed with their favourite boy band. The girls reunite more than 20 years later with a plan to see their heartthrobs one last time in what could be the Greatest Days of their lives.

Dancer and actress Jennifer Ellison, who shot to fame as Emily Shadwick in Brookside, will star as Rachel. Also joining the company is Olivia Hallett, who will be performing the role of Young Rachel.

They join existing cast members Taylor Alman, Holly Ashton, Hannah Brown, Kalifa Burton, Benjamin Cameron, Jamie Corner, Archie Durrant, Regan Gascoigne, Kitty Harris, Bayley Hart, Keith Henderson, Karen Holmes, Christopher D. Hunt, Evangeline Jarvis Jones, Rachel Marwood, Mari McGinlay, Jamie-Rose Monk, Mary Moore, Alexanda O’Reilly, Charlotte Anne Steen and Alan Stocks.

The show was originally called The Band and opened at Manchester Opera House in September 2017, breaking box office records along the way.

The latest tour coincides with the recent release of the official movie version of the musical starring Aisling Bea and Jayde Adams.