29th October 2025 – 1st November 2025
Evening performances at 7:30pm plus Saturday matinee at 2pm
The Hammond, Chester

Synopsis

Step into the outrageous world of Mel Brooks’ Tony Award–winning masterpiece The Producers! This laugh-out-loud musical comedy brings big characters, big laughs, and even bigger showstoppers to the stage. Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering this smash hit for the first time, you won’t want to miss the over-the-top antics, unforgettable songs, and non-stop hilarity that make The Producers one of Broadway’s most celebrated comedies.

The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they manoeuvre their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive “Springtime For Hitler”), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.

With a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (Annie) and music and lyrics by Mr. Brooks, The Producers skewers Broadway traditions and takes no prisoners as it proudly proclaims itself an “equal opportunity offender!”

Production team

• Director: Neil Silcock
• Musical Director: Craig Price
• Choreographer: Stuart Wilson-Maher

Cast

• Max Bialystock – Gareth Earl
• Leo Bloom – Jack Parry
• Ulla – Chloe Pennington
• Franz Liebkind – Ben Greenall
• Roger DeBris – Michael Schneck
• Carmen Ghia – Kyle Hickman
• Hold Me, Touch Me – Valarie Ball
• Lick Me, Bite Me – Susie Lydiate

Credits

Book by MEL BROOKS & THOMAS MEEHAN  | Music and Lyrics by MEL BROOKS
Original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman | By special arrangement with StudioCanal
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.MTIShows.co.uk