‘award winning musical continues its tour to Manchester, Liverpool, and Nottingham’
Grindr: The Opera (Best New Musical at the 2019 Off West End Awards) puts the most notorious gay hook-up app into the exaggerated world of opera.
With musical styles ranging from baroque to contemporary pop, Grindr: The Opera (Book, Music & Lyrics by Erik Ransom directed and choreographed by William Spencer) is a daring, humorous look at the changing landscape of gay relationships, and the greatest catalyst for the shift: Grindr.
Grindr, a mythical siren from remote antiquity, has been awoken from its millennial slumber by technology. Its power, which is derived from human lust, is exhibited as it manipulates its gay devotees in a soaring soprano…
Patrick Barrett (Devon) was last seen in Pretty Woman the Musical (Savoy Theatre and Theatre 11, Zurich).
Oliver Cartwright (On stage swing, U/S Devon/Don/Grindr) has been a lead vocalist for both Viking and Saga Cruises and recently originated the role of Burt the Crocodile in It’s A Wonderful Knife: Christmas Dundee (Old Joint Stock, Birmingham).
Will Joel (Jack) is a 2025 graduate making his professional London stage debut.
Will Loader (On stage swing, Dance Captain U/S Tom/Jack) was in Safe Space (Chichester Festival Theatre) and is making his London debut.
Christian Lunn (Grindr) played Riff Raff in the European Tour of The Rocky Horror Show. He was in the original award-winning cast of Grindr the Opera in 2018 and the revival in 2023. He played ‘Little John’ in Lionel Bart’s Twang!! The Musical at the Union Theatre.
Kane Verrall (Tom) was Will Scarlett in Robin Hood and His Merry Men (Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham), Don’t Dilly Dally! (Lyric Hammersmith & Tour), Blaine in Club Tropicana (UK & Ireland Tour), Rolf Gruber & Dance Captain in The Sound of Music (UK Tour).
Dereck Walker (Don) returns to the role of Don from the original award-winning cast of Grindr The Opera! and the 2023 revival.
Creative team:
Book, Music & Lyrics by Erik Ransom
Director and Choreographer William Spencer
Musical Director and Orchestrator : Aaron Clingham
Set & Costume Designer : David Shields
Lighting Designer : Chuma Emembolu
Sound Designer : Dominic Young
Associate Director : Lilly Butcher
Production Manager : Jacques James Moussi
Intimacy Director : Emma Bailey
Casting Director : Daniel Lobo
Producer : Peter Bull for Above The Stag Theatre Ltd.
LISTINGS
MANCHESTER
5 – 29 August
53two
Arch 19
Watson Street
Manchester M3 4LP
Bookings 53two.com
Wednesday – Friday 7.30pm; Saturday 3.30pm & 7.30pm; Sunday 2pm & 6pm
Tickets : £15 – £35
LIVERPOOL
1 – 5 September
Unity Theatre
1 Hope Place
Liverpool L1 9BG
Bookings unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk Tuesday – Saturday 7.30pm
Tickets : £15 – £35
NOTTINGHAM
10 -12 September
Nottingham Arts Theatre
George Street
Nottingham NG1 3BE
Bookings nottingham-theatre.co.uk Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Tickets : £18 – £30
BOOKINGS: www.grindrtheopera.co.uk