New voices are set to join the choir in the capital's favourite pub sing-a-long as The Choir of Man introduces a new West End cast to the show performing at the Arts Theatre.
The new West End cast of Choir of Man features Michele Maria Benvenuto as The Maestro, Adam Bayjou as The Hard Man, Ben Goffe as The Handyman, Andrew J Carter as The Pub Bore, Luke Conner Hall as The Romantic, Tom Miles as The Beast, Mark Irwin as The Barman, and Michael Hamway as The Poet. Sam Ebenezer, Peter Lawrence, James Hudson, and Niall Woodson also appear in the show.
Hudson, Bayjou, Irwin, Benvenuto, Lawrence, Carter, and Miles all return to the show after having performed in at least one of its former iterations.
The Choir Of Man premiered in 2029 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has since been showcased around the world as far afield as Australia, Korea, the U.S.A, and more.
The show follows a group of nine performers as they sing new renditions of famous chart-topping hits by artists including Luther Vandross, Queen, Sia, Adele, Paul Simon, and Guns & Roses. The show is a glorious homage to the Great British pub — beer included — with friends and brought to life with music.
The Choir of Man first played in London with a season at the Arts Theatre from October 2021 to April 2022 and earned an Olivier nomination for 'Best Entertainment or Comedy Play' then returned to the venue in October 2022 where it has been the resident show ever since. Tickets to The Choir Of Man are now on sale until February 18th, 2024.
Booking & Theatre Info For The Choir Of Man
The Arts Theatre is a small West End theatre located on Great Newport Street, close to both Covent Garden and Leicester Square, and has a capacity of 353 seats and two levels of seating.
The theatre has comfortable seats and good overall sight lines pretty much throughout however there are slight restrictions in the seats at the ends of Row J, which situated are behind pillars, and also rows M and N, which are slightly affected by the overhang from the Circle. Seats in the slips on the sides of the Circle also feature a slight restriction due to the angle.
The best seats in the theatre are located in the centre of rows B-H in the Stalls section and in the Circle in the centre of rows B-C which give a clear line of sight to see all the action on stage.
Value can be found in the slips seats in the Circle Slips which are regularly discounted, due to the side-on view of the stage. These can offer excellent value for money, particularly for seats 8-14, which sit in front of seats 1-7 and are angled towards the stage. These are benches rather than seats, but they are cushioned with a backrest, and although some leaning will be required the entire stage can be seen at a discount price which will suit bargain hunters looking on a budget looking for lastminute shows or cheap tickets to The Choir Of Man.