Victoria Wood's dinnerladies

A brand new stage adaptation!

More than 25 years after it first aired on BBC One, Victoria Wood's much-loved sitcom dinnerladies is heading to the stage, in the first piece of Victoria’s work to be produced by her estate.

Featuring a story inspired by the original TV series’, the show brings back all the characters audiences know and love from the Manchester canteen.

Originally written by and starring Victoria Wood, dinnerladies became one of Britain's most adored comedies thanks to its sharp humour, warmth and brilliantly observed characters.

Les Dennis (Only Fools and Horses The Musical) stars as dependable maintenance man Stan and serving in the famous canteen are TV favourites Sue Cleaver (Coronation Street) as sarcastic Jean and Karen Henthorn (Eastenders) as sharp-tongued Dolly. Amy Drake (Brassic, Alma’s Not Normal) will be filling the iconic role Victoria Wood embodied as kind-hearted Deputy Canteen Manager Bren. 

Joining them are the beloved characters audiences will know and love including; cynical young Twinkle, played by Gemma Dobson (A Taste of Honey; Rita, Sue and Bob Too) and her endearingly naïve co-worker Anita, played by Faye Weerasinghe (Spitting Image The Musical). Mild-mannered Canteen Manager Tony is Jimmy Fairhurst (Doctors, Emmerdale) while Petula, Bren’s chaotic mother, is portrayed by Josie Brightwell (Fawlty Towers - The Play). Loveable canteen regular Jane is played by Rachel Marwood (Waterloo Road), and portraying scatty Human Resources manager Philippa is Rachel Pickup (HBO’s The Gilded Age). Completing the ensemble is Sarah Dearlove, Alex Frost, Matthew Gordon, Angela Heenan and Tyne Pearson. The new show has a storyline drawn directly from the treasured original BBC sitcom featuring Victoria Wood’s inimitable dialogue. 

Now Stan, Bren, Tony, Dolly, Jean, Twinkle, Anita and the rest of the canteen crew are back for a fresh helping of laughs, chaos and classic Victoria Wood comedy.

Whether you're revisiting an old favourite or discovering it for the first time, dinnerladies serves up a hilarious night out packed with heart, nostalgia and plenty of surprises.

Cast and performance schedule subject to change without notice.