David Walliams‘ Awful Auntie heads to Manchester Opera House next month as part of a UK tour from the award-winning Birmingham Stage Company.
The production is the latest collaboration between award-winning theatre company and the BAFTA-winning comedian and best-selling children’s author. They have previously collaborated on the Olivier Award-nominated Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy.
David Walliams’ Awful Auntie will run at Manchester Opera House in April and then at Liverpool’s Empire in June.
When Stella sets off to visit London with her parents, she has no idea her life is in danger! When Stella wakes up three months later, only her Aunt Alberta can tell her what has happened. But not everything Alberta tells her turns out to be true and Stella quickly discovers she’s in for the fight of her life against her very own awful Auntie!
As well as adapting and directing Awful Auntie, Birmingham Stage Company’s Neal Foster will also appear in the title role. Neal Foster is the Actor/Manager of The Birmingham Stage Company, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022. Since its foundation in 1992, Birmingham Stage Company has run over one hundred productions and the company has become one of the world’s leading producers of theatre for children and their families with shows including Horrible Histories Live on Stage.
Awful Auntie is adapted and directed by Neal Foster, Assistant Director/Movement Director is Richard J Hinds, the Designer is Jackie Trousdale, lighting is by Jason Taylor, sound is by Nick Sagar and the music is by Jak Poore.
When does Awful Auntie run at Manchester Opera House?
Awful Auntie runs at Manchester Opera House from 18-21 April 2024. As well as a Manchester run, it will be at Liverpool’s Empire from 13-16 June 2024. The full tour:
14 Mar 24 to 17 Mar 24 The Capitol Horsham
21 Mar 24 to 24 Mar 24 Lighthouse Poole
28 Mar 24 to 31 Mar 24 Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
04 Apr 24 to 07 Apr 24 Sunderland Empire
10 Apr 24 to 13 Apr 24 New Theatre, Cardiff
18 Apr 24 to 21 Apr 24 Opera House Manchester
25 Apr 24 to 27 Apr 24 Grand Opera House, Belfast
09 May 24 to 12 May 24 Richmond Theatre
16 May 24 to 19 May 24 Venue Cymru, Llandudno
23 May 24 to 25 May 24 The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
29 May 24 to 02 Jun 24 Cambridge Arts Theatre
06 Jun 24 to 09 Jun 24 King’s Theatre, Glasgow
13 Jun 24 to 16 Jun 24 Liverpool Empire
20 Jun 24 to 23 Jun 24 Theatre Royal Nottingham
27 Jun 24 to 30 Jun 24 Hall for Cornwall, Truro
04 Jul 24 to 06 Jul 24 New Victoria Theatre, Woking
11 Jul 24 to 14 Jul 24 Darlington Hippodrome
18 Jul 24 to 21 Jul 24 Hull New Theatre
25 Jul 24 to 27 Jul 24 Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
12 Sep 24 to 15 Sep 24 Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
19 Sep 24 to 22 Sep 24 Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
26 Sep 24 to 29 Sep 24 Grand Opera House York
T10 Oct 24 to 12 Oct 24 Theatre Royal, Brighton
17 Oct 24 to 19 Oct 24 The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
31 Oct 24 to 02 Nov 24 Milton Keynes Theatre
07 Nov 24 to 10 Nov 24 New Wimbledon Theatre
27 Nov 24 to 30 Nov 24 MAST, Southampton
Awful Auntie is suitable for ages 5 +
