Cast News: Waitress

22-01-26

Further casting has been announced for the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of Waitress, with Les Dennis confirmed as Joe, Sandra Marvin returning as Becky, and Evelyn Hoskins reprising the role of Dawn. They join the previously announced Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna, with the tour opening at New Wimbledon Theatre on Saturday 28 March 2026.

Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler alongside David Ian for Crossroads Live, the tour brings the internationally successful musical back on the road following its Broadway, West End and global runs. Additional casting will be announced in due course.

Les Dennis brings decades of stage and screen experience to the role of Joe. His West End credits include Only Fools and Horses The Musical, Hairspray, Spamalot, Chicago and Me and My Girl, alongside touring productions such as Legally Blonde, Art and The Addams Family. On television, Dennis is widely known for Coronation Street and Extras, alongside a career spanning more than 50 years in entertainment.

Sandra Marvin returns to Waitress having previously played Becky in both the West End and on tour. Her theatre work includes Fat Ham for the RSC, & Juliet, Sister Act, White Christmas, Hairspray, Show Boat, Ragtime and Chicago, as well as appearances at the Donmar Warehouse, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. Her screen credits include Call the Midwife and Emmerdale, and she performed with Kate Bush during the Before the Dawn concerts at the Hammersmith Apollo.

Evelyn Hoskins also reprises her role as Dawn, following performances in the West End and touring productions of Waitress. Her recent work includes 42 Balloons at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, with earlier credits including Spring Awakening, Carrie, Gypsy and concert performances of Something Rotten!.

Carrie Hope Fletcher leads the tour as Jenna. Her theatre credits include Calamity Jane, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, Heathers, The Addams Family, Elf the Musical and Les Misérables, with multiple WhatsOnStage Awards recognising her performances.

Based on the 2007 film written by Adrienne Shelly, Waitress features music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles, with a book by Jessie Nelson. The musical is directed by Diane Paulus, with choreography by Lorin Latarro. Since opening on Broadway in 2016, the show has played internationally across North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia, and marked its West End opening at the Adelphi Theatre in 2019.

Set in a small-town diner, Waitress follows Jenna, a skilled pie-maker navigating a difficult marriage while dreaming of a new life. Supported by her fellow waitresses Becky and Dawn, Jenna faces life-changing choices around love, independence and self-worth. The musical explores friendship, motherhood and personal resilience, underscored by Bareilles’ contemporary score.

The UK and Ireland tour begins in London at New Wimbledon Theatre and continues through major venues including Brighton, Bradford, Birmingham, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Dublin, Manchester, Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Glasgow and Salford, with dates running through autumn 2026. Some venues will feature alternate casting for the role of Jenna and Becky, with performance schedules to be confirmed.

Waitress is produced by Barry and Fran Weissler and David Ian for Crossroads Live, and was originally produced by Barry and Fran Weissler alongside Norton and Elayne Herrick.

The tour opens on Saturday 28 March 2026, with tickets on sale now for multiple venues across the UK and Ireland.

Waitress UK & Ireland Tour Dates 2026

Sat 28 March – Sat 4 April
New Wimbledon Theatre

Mon 6 April – Sat 11 April
Theatre Royal Brighton

Mon 13 April – Sat 18 April
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

Mon 20 April – Sat 25 April
New Victoria Theatre, Woking

Tue 28 April – Sat 2 May
Birmingham Hippodrome

Mon 4 May – Sat 9 May
Sunderland Empire

Tue 12 May – Sat 16 May
Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 19 May – Sat 23 May
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin

Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May
Manchester Palace Theatre

Mon 1 June – Sat 6 June
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Mon 8 June – Sat 13 June
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff

Wed 17 June – Sat 21 June
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend

Mon 29 June – Sat 4 July
New Theatre Oxford

Mon 6 July – Sat 11 July
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

Mon 13 July – Sat 18 July
Opera House Blackpool

Mon 20 July – Sat 25 July
Leicester Curve

Tue 28 July – Sat 1 August
Grand Opera House, Belfast

Tue 4 August – Sat 8 August
Bristol Hippodrome

Mon 10 August – Sat 15 August
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

Mon 17 August – Sat 22 August
Venue Cymru, Llandudno

Mon 24 August – Sat 29 August
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

Tue 1 September – Sat 5 September
Hull New Theatre

Mon 7 September – Sat 12 September
Liverpool Empire

Mon 14 September – Sat 19 September
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

Tue 22 September – Sat 26 September
Milton Keynes Theatre

Tue 6 October – Sat 10 October
King’s Theatre, Glasgow

Tue 13 October – Sat 17 October
Sheffield Lyceum

Tue 27 October – Sat 31 October
Lowry, Salford

Further dates to be announced.

Get tickets from the official site HERE