Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical will be coming to Bristol next year. Based on the true story of the Cornish singing sensations Fisherman’s Friends, and the hit 2019 film about their life, the musical visits the Hippodrome from May 3-5, 2023, as part of a UK tour.
The UK and Ireland Tour follows a highly successful, sold-out season at Hall for Cornwall, where box office records were smashed, making it the biggest selling production in Hall for Cornwall’s 25-year history. Featuring hit shanties made famous by the band including Keep Haulin’, Nelson's Blood, No Hopers Jokers & Rogues and many more, Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical is directed by James Grieve and written by Amanda Whittington.
Although the full cast is yet to be confirmed, the production includes Casualty’s James Gaddas, Mamma Mia! Star Parisa Shahmir, Robert Duncan of Drop the Dead Donkey fame and veteran actress Susan Penhaligon, who starred in ITV’s Bouquet of Barbed Wire, Emmerdale and A Fine Romance. Anton Stephans, a finalist in The X Factor, will play the part of Leadville.
