Bernadette Bangura to join the UK and Ireland tour of Waitress as Becky
by Best of Theatre Staff on Thursday 23 July 2026, 11:02 am in Cast Changes and Announcements
Bernadette Bangura will join the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy Waitress as Becky from Monday 24 August 2026, taking over from Sandra Marvin at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre.
Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian for Crossroads Live have announced that Bernadette Bangura will join the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy Waitress as Becky from Monday 24 August 2026 at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre. Sandra Marvin's final performance in the role will be on Saturday 22 August 2026.
Bernadette Bangura's theatre credits include the UK tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Moulin Rouge! at the Piccadilly Theatre, Once On This Island at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum and on its UK tour, Jesus Christ Superstar at the Barbican, and UK tours of Hairspray and Sunset Boulevard.
The production currently stars Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna, Sandra Marvin as Becky, Evelyn Hoskins as Dawn, Les Dennis as Joe, Dan Partridge as Dr Pomatter, Mark Anderson as Ogie, Mark Willshire as Earl and Dan O'Brien as Cal. The company is completed by Will Arundell, Yochabel Asante, Alice Croft, Jamie Doncaster, Daniel George-Wright, Will Hardy, Bayley Hart, Olivia Lallo, Emma Lucia, David Mairs-McKenzie and Ellie Ruiz Rodriguez.
Carrie Hope Fletcher's final performance will be on Saturday 29 September 2026. Emma Lucia is scheduled to play Jenna at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre (24-29 August) and Hull New Theatre (1-5 September), while Lucie Jones is scheduled to play the role at King's Theatre, Glasgow (6-10 October), the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (13-17 October) and the Lowry, Salford (27-31 October).
Waitress tells the story of Jenna, an expert pie maker in a small town who dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town's new doctor may offer her a chance at a new life, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes to happiness. But Jenna must find the courage and strength within herself to rebuild her life, in a musical that celebrates friendship, motherhood and the magic of a well-made pie.
Based on the 2007 film written by Adrienne Shelly, Waitress features music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, a book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro. Celebrating ten years of production, the show opened on Broadway in April 2016 and had its official West End opening night at the Adelphi Theatre in March 2019, since going on to further productions in North America, Japan, Holland, Canada, Mexico and Australia.
The UK and Ireland tour continues at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre (24-29 August), Hull New Theatre (1-5 September), Liverpool Empire (7-12 September), Milton Keynes Theatre (22-26 September), King's Theatre, Glasgow (6-10 October), the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (13-17 October) and the Lowry, Salford (27-31 October).