Down-and-out Skid Row floral assistant Seymour becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore offering him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite… but as Audrey II’s hungry demands increase, all that Seymour holds dear is threatened as the plant’s sinister agenda for global domination is revealed.
Dancing on Ice finalist Clare Buckfield stars as pretty but ditsy shop worker Audrey. Claire is best known for her TV roles in Steel River Blues and 2.4 Children. Alex Ferns joins as her sadistic dentist boyfriend. Having won many TV Awards for his portrayal of Trevor on EastEnders, Alex has also appeared onstage in Michael Grandage’s production of Guys and Dolls and recently toured in Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.
Sylvester McCoy the seventh Doctor in the long-running BBC TV series of Doctor Who, plays cranky and sly flower shop owner, Mushnik. His numerous stage roles include the Fool in the recent RSC production of King Lear with Ian McKellen. Sylvester is joined by Damian Humbley, as the hapless Seymour, who has recently been in the West End productions of Fiddler on the Roof and The Woman in White.
Thanks to the highly successful 80’s film version, Little Shop of Horrors has become a house-hold name, with a memorable score by top song writing team Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
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