The Parent Agency

The Parent Agency – The Musical will appeal to anyone who is, or has been, a child. And also, to anyone who is, or has had, at least one parent. And definitely, to anyone who wishes they weren’t called Barry.

Eleven-year-old Barry Bennett hates his name. In fact, it’s number one on the list of things he blames his parents (Susan and Geoff) for along with “being boring, never buying him cool stuff, being tired all the time and being too strict”

So, he makes a wish for a better mum and dad and finds himself whisked away to Youngdon in the ‘United Kid-dom’, an alternate universe where kids get to pick out their perfect parents with the assistance of the staff of the eponymous Parent Agency.

For Barry, this seems like a dream come true, although he soon learns that choosing a new mum and dad isn’t as simple as it sounds…

Book and Lyrics by David Baddiel

Music and Additional Lyrics by Dan Gillespie Sells

Directed by Tim Jackson

Designer Jon Bausor

Choreographer Carrie-Anne Ingrouille

Costume Designer Sarah Mercadé

Lighting Designer Zoe Spurr

Assistant Director Francesca Hsieh

Music Supervisor Nick Finlow

Music Director Ellen Campbell

Sound Designer Paul Gatehouse

Associate Sound Designer Richard Jones

Wig, Hair & Make-Up Designer Craig Forrest-Thomas

Casting Director Olivia Laydon CDG for Jill Green Casting 

Children Casting by Amy Beadel CDG for Grindrod Burton Casting.

Cast list:

Barry (shared role):

• Max Bispham (Mrs Doubtfire)
• Osian Salter (The Osmonds)
• Eli Sowden-Mehta (Wonka)
• Louis Wilkins (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)

Susan: Rebecca McKinnis (Dear Evan Hansen)
Geoff: Rakesh Boury (Matilda)

Company:

• Kazmin Borrer (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie)
• Elliot Broadfoot (Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder!)
• Natasha Cayabyab (Shrek the Musical)
• Dylan Collymore (Shrek the Musical)
• Sarah McFarlane (Six)
• Joshian Angelo Omaña (Why Am I So Single?)
• Alan Vicary (Girl from the North Country)
• Ralph Birthwell (Life of Pi)
• Althea Burey (The Gruffalo)
• Elliot Copeland (Becoming Nancy)
• Jessica Daugirda (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie)
• Sophia Lewis (Around the World in 80 Days)
• Robbie Scott (Sunshine on Leith)