Classic ITV sitcom Rising Damp is to return as a stage play.
The original comedy series starred Leonard Rossiter as troublesome landlord Rigsby and aired on ITV between 1974 and 1978.
Don Warrington - who played the cultured Philip Smith in the sitcom - will direct the new stage adaptation from the Comedy Theatre Company.
The UK tour will launch in Blackpool at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday, May 14 before moving on to Darlington, Salford, Malvern, Norwich, Sheffield, Woking, Bradford and finally Richmond - wrapping up on July 20.
The play's cast includes Stephen Chapman (Rigsby), Paul Morse (Alan), Cornelis Macarthy (Philip) and Amanda Hadingue (Miss Jones).
The Rising Damp TV series was itself based on a stage play - writer Eric Chappell's 1971 work The Banana Box.
The original comedy series starred Leonard Rossiter as troublesome landlord Rigsby and aired on ITV between 1974 and 1978.
Don Warrington - who played the cultured Philip Smith in the sitcom - will direct the new stage adaptation from the Comedy Theatre Company.
The UK tour will launch in Blackpool at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday, May 14 before moving on to Darlington, Salford, Malvern, Norwich, Sheffield, Woking, Bradford and finally Richmond - wrapping up on July 20.
The play's cast includes Stephen Chapman (Rigsby), Paul Morse (Alan), Cornelis Macarthy (Philip) and Amanda Hadingue (Miss Jones).
The Rising Damp TV series was itself based on a stage play - writer Eric Chappell's 1971 work The Banana Box.
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