Ore Oduba will play Caractacus Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, arriving at Manchester's Palace Theatre (March 11-15, 2025) and the Sunderland Empire (April 22-27).
Ore was most recently seen in the UK and Ireland tour of Pretty Woman, and he has also appeared in The Rocky Horror Show, Curtains and Grease. Most TV viewers will know him best as the 2016 champion of Strictly Come Dancing; while more recently those dancing feet also helped him to reach the final of Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Ore joins a a Chitty cast that features Emmerdale's Liam Fox as Grandpa Potts, Ellie Nunn as Truly Scrumptious, Martin Callaghan as the Baron, Jenny Gayner as the Baroness, Adam Stafford as Boris, Michael Joseph as Goran and John Macaulay as The Toymaker.
Based on Ian Fleming’s story for children and the famous 1968 film, the musical features songs by the Sherman Brothers, including Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain, Truly Scrumptious and the Academy Award-nominated title song.
Absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts restores a broken-down old racing car with the help of his children Jemima and Jeremy. Soon the family discover the car has magical powers and along with the delectable Truly Scrumptious, the family end up on a fantastical adventure to far off lands. But then you probably knew that...
The show can also be seen at Blackpool Opera House (December 10-29) and Sheffield Lyceum (February 18-March 1) with Adam Garcia in the Potts role.
More info and tickets here