Marisha Wallace joins the UK premiere of Something Rotten!

Olivier Award-nominated star Marisha Wallace (Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre) will join the company of the highly anticipated UK premiere of Something Rotten! this summer in Manchester. She will star as the musical’s leading lady, Bea, having performed in Something Rotten! on Broadway before moving to the UK.

Wallace joins the previously announced comedy, TV and musical theatre icon Jason Manford (Sweeney Todd,) as Nick Bottom and star of stage and screen Richard Fleeshman (Company) as William Shakespeare.

Full cast is to be announced.

Something Rotten! is a comedy set in the Renaissance about two playwright brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, who struggle to compete with the wildly popular William Shakespeare. Desperate for success, they attempt to create the world’s first musical, leading to chaotic and hilarious consequences. Created by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author and comedy scriptwriter John O’Farrell, the original Broadway production earned 10 Tony Award nominations.

This new production, which heads to Manchester, follows the acclaimed 2023 concert that took place at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. It is directed and choreographed by Tim Jackson (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York).

Something Rotten! will play at the Manchester Opera House from 16 June to 19 July 2026.