The production will run at the theatre from the 25th November until the 16th January, ahead of a run at the Birmingham Rep.
Created by the team behind Hold Onto Your Butts, casting for Fly, You Fools! has now been announced, ahead of performances starting later this month.
Set to star in the London debut of the show will be: Jack Baldwin, Charlie Burt, David Hoskin, Charlie Ives and Laurence Pears. Baldwin, Ives and Pears return to Recent Cutbacks following their performances in Hold Onto Your Butts.
Three actors and a Foley artist band together in Fellowship to recreate the beloved book and movie into a riotous 60-minute theatrical experience. The adventure comes to life with mime, shadow puppetry, live Foley, and heaps of imagination.
Director, producer and co-founder of Recent Cutbacks Kristin McCarthy Parker said: “Fly, You Fools! is our love letter to Tolkien’s world, and bringing it to London during the 25th anniversary feels like a homecoming. UK audiences have shown Recent Cutbacks so much love since Hold On To Your Butts, and we’re thrilled to bring the Butts team into the Fellowship. Whether you’re a superfan of the novels and films or encountering them for the first time, this show will bring plenty of joy and humour to your holiday season.”
The creative team behind the production includes: Blair Busbee Foley Design, Kelsey Didion A Cappella Arrangements, Charlie Richards Associate Director and James Appleby Lighting Design.
To book tickets visit: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/fly-you-fools/