About Little Shop of Horrors

The mean green monster musical explodes into Bolton!

Downtown on Skid Row, weedy flower shop assistant Seymour is down on his luck until he stumbles across a mysterious new plant with killer potential. Fame and fortune follow but will this win the attention of the girl of his dreams or will the insatiable appetite of his carnivorous plant get out of control?!

Feed the need for musical hilarity with this devilishly delicious sci-fi smash hit musical that has devoured the hearts of audiences around the globe and will now be seen on the Octagon stage in this brand-new production. Filled with incredible rock and roll music, be prepared to laugh and scream – you’ll never look at a plant the same way again!

4 Stars

Bonkers and Brilliant

- What's On Stage
5 Stars

Fantastic

- What's Good To Do
4 Stars

sci-fi fun

- Daily Mail

Based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith Originally produced by the WPA Theatre (Kyle Renick, Producing Director) Originally produced at the Orpheum Theatre, New York City by the WPA Theatre, David Geffen, Cameron Mackintosh and the Shubert Organization Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International

Cast

  • Matthew Ganley

    Orin

  • Matthew Heywood

    Audrey II Puppeteer/ Derelict

  • Laura Jane Matthewson

    Audrey

  • Oliver Mawdsley

    Seymour

  • Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos

    Crystal

  • Janna May

    Chiffon

  • Chardai Shaw

    Ronnette

  • Anton Stephans

    Audrey II

  • Andrew Whitehead

    Mr Mushnik

  • Migdalia van der Hoven

    Drummer

Credits

  • Howard Ashman

    Book and Lyrics

  • Alan Menken

    Music

  • Lotte Wakeham

    Director

    Lotte is Artistic Director at the Octagon Theatre Bolton.

  • TK Hay

    Set and Costume Designer

  • Nic Farman

    Lighting Designer

  • James Cook

    Sound Designer

  • Livi Van Warmelo

    Musical Director

  • Sundeep Saini

    Musical Staging & Choreography

    Sundeep (She/Her) is an Offie nominated movement director & choreographer.

  • George Strickland, Matthew Malone

    Musical Supervisor

  • Michael Fowkes

    Puppet Director and Designer

  • Su Newell

    Costume Supervisor

  • Ania Levy

    Assistant Designer

  • Anna Pool

    Associate Director

  • Jack Clearwater

    Assistant Director

  • Steven Scott- Fitzgerald

    Company Stage Manager

  • Bryan Gallagher

    Deputy Stage Manager

  • Bethany Barrington-Davis

    Assistant Stage Manager – Book Cover

  • Lizzy Stewart

    Sound No1