RITA, SUE & BOB TOO!
Billingham Forum Theatre,
Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 May 2027
Get ready, Billingham — one of the most riotously funny cult comedies ever to grace the British stage is heading to the Forum Theatre this spring, and if the buzz surrounding this production is anything to go by, tickets won’t hang around for long.
Regal Entertainments Ltd is bringing its acclaimed stage version of Rita, Sue & Bob Too! to the Forum Theatre for a five-night run from Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 May 2027, as part of a brand-new nationwide tour visiting 11 venues across Britain between April and July.
Based on Andrea Dunbar’s beloved 1987 British film, the show is a brilliantly funny, bracingly honest and gloriously nostalgic romp through working-class life in 1980s Britain. Rita and Sue are two school-leaving girls from a run-down council estate who spend their spare time babysitting for married couple Bob and Michelle. When Bob embarks on a secret affair with both girls, taking them in turns for late-night trysts in his car out in the countryside, the scene is set for a story that crackles with mischief, warmth and sharp-edged wit. When Michelle eventually uncovers the truth and walks out, and Bob later develops a preference for Rita over Sue, a friendship is tested to its limits — only to be renewed when Sue finds herself trapped in an abusive relationship and the trio are unexpectedly reunited.
It’s a tale of love, lust and loyalty, laced with all the best soundtrack hits of the era to send audiences on a foot-tapping trip down memory lane.
Directed by Chantelle Joseph, the production arrives in Billingham fresh from the success of its 2025 tour, which played to sell-out houses and standing ovations across the country. Audiences called it “a fabulous story” and “very funny from start to finish” — high praise that suggests the 2027 outing will be equally in demand.
Joseph herself is clearly thrilled to be back on the road with the show: “I can guarantee audiences from Birmingham to Billingham a brilliant time,” she says, and given the rapturous response the production received first time around, that’s a promise that carries real weight.
For North East audiences, this is a rare and unmissable chance to see a sharp, funny and genuinely moving piece of British theatre at a venue that has long been at the heart of the region’s cultural life. The Forum Theatre is the perfect home for a show this bold and this joyful.
Casting is yet to be announced, so watch this space — but whoever takes on these iconic roles will have some very big shoes to fill.
Tickets:
Box Office: 01642 552663
For full tour information: www.rsbtuktour.com
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