Mrs Doubtfire musical announces full tour casting

Mrs Doubtfire has confirmed the company for its first-ever UK and Ireland tour.

First seen on Broadway, Mrs Doubtfire is based on the much-loved film that starred Robin Williams, and follows a divorced man who tries desperately to see his children, resulting in the creation of a Scottish nanny.

When it arrived in London, Mrs Doubtfire was met with positive reviews, with WhatsOnStage describing it as a “thoroughly enjoyable musical that wears its heart on its sleeve”.

Gabriel Vick stars in the tour as Daniel Hillard following his performances in the West End, joined by Kara Lily Hayworth as Miranda Hillard, Aaliya Mai as Lydia Hillard, Ryan Pidgen as Frank Hillard, Jairus McClanahan as Andre Mayem, James Darch as Stuart Dunmire, Samuelle Durojaiye as Wanda Sellner, Carl Patrick as Mr Jolly/Judge, Kiera Haynes as Janet Lundy and Rhianne Alleyne as Flamenco Singer. Adam Colbeck-Dunn is the alternate Daniel Hillard and will perform at certain performances.

Charlie Banks, Alexander Beaumont, Joshua Miles and Dexter Pulling alternate the role of Christopher Hillard and Santi Cohen, Harly Gill, Mila Isaacs and Hattie Leddington Wright alternate the role of Natalie Hillard.

The cast is completed by Zac Adlam, Rhona Butler, Joshua Clayton, Emma Dempsey, Abigail Eustis, Amy Louise Everett, Austin Garrett, Cruz-Troy Hunter, Nicholas Leon Jones, D’Mia Lindsay-Walker, Jordan Livesey, Michael Nelson, Lucy May Pollard, Paulo Teixeira, and Natalie Thorn.

Mrs Doubtfire has original music and lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, and a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell (Something Rotten!). Direction is by Tony winner Jerry Zaks (Hello, Dolly!), choreography by Lorin Latarro (Waitress), and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical). Scenic design is by David Korins (Hamilton), costume design by Catherine Zuber (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), lighting design by Philip S Rosenberg (Pretty Woman The Musical), sound design by Brian Ronan (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), hair design by David Brian Brown (Frozen), casting by Stuart Burt (Cabaret) and children’s casting by Verity Naughton. It is produced by Kevin McCollum and Jamie Wilson and is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

The tour opens at Birmingham Hippodrome, where it runs from 13 August to 19 September 2026, before moving to Newcastle Theatre Royal from 23 September to 11 October, Plymouth Theatre Royal from 20 October to 7 November, and Leeds Grand Theatre from 10 to 29 November 2026. It then heads to Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre for a festive season from 2 December 2026 to 3 January 2027.

Into 2027, it goes to Glasgow King’s Theatre from 12 to 31 January and Southampton Mayflower Theatre from 2 to 28 February. The production continues at Liverpool Empire from 2 to 21 March, Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre from 23 March to 11 April, Nottingham Theatre Royal from 27 April to 16 May (on sale soon), Sheffield Lyceum from 18 May to 6 June, Milton Keynes Theatre from 8 to 27 June, Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre from 30 June to 18 July, and Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre from 27 July to 15 August 2027.