Full Cast Announced for The Pirates Love Underpants at Curve Leicester

The cast of Pirates Love Underpants.

The Made at Curve world premiere stage adaptation of Pirates Love Underpants, is based on the beloved children’s book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort.

Directed by Curve’s Associate Director Cara Nolan (The Owl Who Came For Christmas), the cast includes James Blake Butler (Dinosaur World Live, US and UK tours), Evie James (Peppa Pig: My First Concert, Royal Festival Hall), Stephanie Lysé (The Snow Dragon, UK tour) and Yasmin Parekh (I Am Calonarang, Clifftown Theatre), with Nat Speight (In The Night Garden, UK tour) as on-stage swing.

Pirates Love Underpants is a playful story where pirates embark on a hilarious adventure in search of the fabled "Pants of Gold" rather than the usual treasure. Along the way, they have fun, get into mischief, and discover that a love for underpants can lead to the most unexpected journeys.

Brand new songs in the show come from Curve Resident Creative Jude Taylor, composer and musical supervisor for Pirates Love Underpants with set, costume and puppetry design and creation by Debbie Minghan. Johnny Autin is Puppetry Director, Curve’s Assistant Head of Lighting Jonathan Payne is Lighting Designer, Curve’s Head of Sound and Video Dave Norton is Sound Designer, Wes Fife is Video Designer and Curve’s Head of Wardrobe Edd Lindley is Costume Supervisor. Casting direction is by Anji Carroll and Sam Paterson is Production Manager.

All performances of the show from Saturday 7 December will be Relaxed, enabling as many children and families as possible to enjoy a more relaxed environment on their visit to the theatre. Pirates Love Underpants is recommended for children aged 3+ and the running time is approximately 50 minutes, with no interval. 

Pirates Love Underpants will run at Curve from Monday 2 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025.