Full Cast Announced for A Jaffa Cake Musical

Inspired by the 1991 tribunal which determined the true identity of a Jaffa Cake, multi-award winning Gigglemug Theatre (Scouts! The Musical, RuneSical, Timpson: The Musical) are returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer with their latest smash-hit family-friendly musical comedy that really takes the biscuit (or cake…?), A Jaffa Cake Musical.

Team Gigglemug, known for creating seriously silly musicals based on existing brands, set out to shed light on one of the most bizarre and heated legal battles in recent history. The show went down a storm at last year’s Fringe, selling out its entire run and receiving over thirty 4 & 5 star reviews (including five stars from Theatre & Tonic!) The production can be seen in Bath for two nights only before heading to Edinburgh for its final ever performances.

Returning to the production are the show’s writer Sam Cochrane (Kevin), Sabrina Messer (Katherine), Alex Prescot (Judge), from Scouts! The Musical Katie Pritchard (Tax Man) & Harry Miller (Jake) from Peter Pan at the National & The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at the Bridge. Joining the production are Toby De Salis from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Ensemble/Percussionist), also from Scouts! The Musical Emily Kitchingham (Ensemble/Bassist) and Alexander Jude, who will be stepping in for the Bath previews. The production is directed by Ali James, known for her work on Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, The London 50 Hour Improvathon and as part of Mischief Theatre (Peter Pan Goes Wrong/Magic Goes Wrong), with musical direction & arrangements by Faking Bad’s Rob Gathercole.

Gigglemug’s debut show was the Edinburgh Fringe hit Timpson: The Musical (sponsored by everyone’s favourite high street shop, Timpson) which won The Stage Edinburgh Award and made it into The Guardian’s pick of the Fringe. In 2022, the company returned to Edinburgh with their critically-acclaimed interactive production RuneSical, based on the BAFTA-winning online game RuneScape. In 2023, Gigglemug staged Scouts! The Musical (created in partnership with The Scouts) which was nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off-West End Production and will be touring to Birmingham, Manchester, London and Bath this June.

Find out more about A Jaffa Cake Musical in our interview with Sam Cochrane, Gigglemug’s Artistic Director.

To book tickets for A Jaffa Cake Musical or  Scouts! The Musical, click here for more information.