Footballers’ Wives scores big at the Edinburgh Fringe
Footballers’ Wives scores big at the Edinburgh Fringe






“top tunes by Kath Gotts, and saucy choreography by Arlene Phillips"
The Daily Mail
“deliciously improper, extravagant, comedic musical fun”
Quinntessential Review
A new British musical based on the iconic TV series following the fall and rise of captain's wife Tanya Turner as she schemes to save her marriage and her husband's career. Rewind to 2002 when Premier League football was the new rock'n'roll – with the money, glamour and bad behaviour to match. Spoiler alert: Contains scenes of an adult nature, drug-taking, noughties fashion, attempted murder, offensive language, outmoded attitudes, sexual impropriety, drama, heartbreak, comedy, singing, dancing – and absolutely no football! 'Gloriously OTT sass with brains and heart' (Musicals Magazine).
With cracking music and lyrics by Kath Gotts (Bad Girls The Musical), and book by Maureen Chadwick (original creator of Footballers' Wives, ITV; Bad Girls, ITV; Waterloo Road, BBC), the show is directed by Anthony Banks (The Girl On The Train, Steel Magnolias) and is primed for kick-off.
| Tanya Turner | Ceili O’Connor |
| Jason Turner | Matt Beveridge |
| Chardonnay Lane | India Chadwick |
| Kyle Pascoe | Tom Bowen |
| Donna Walmsley | Leesa Tulley |
| Ian Walmsley | Oliver Evans |
| Ronnie Charles | Ty-Reece Stewart |
| Kelly Charles / Magda | Emma Jane Fearnley |
| Salvo / Guru | Leonardo Vieira |
| Hazel Bailey / Jackie Pascoe | Laura Judge |
| Frank Laslett | Matt Rixon |
| Nurse Dunkley | Gillian Kirkpatrick |
| Music & Lyrics | Kath Gotts |
| Book | Maureen Chadwick |
| Director | Anthony Banks |
| Choreographer | Arlene Phillips |
| Set/Video Designer | Andrzej Goulding |
| Costume Designer | Susan Kulkarni |
| Lighting Designer | Jamie Platt |
| Sound Designer | Matt Peploe |
| Associate Choreographer | Richard Roe |
| Orchestrations/Arrangements | Joe & Nikki Davison |
| Musical Director/Keys | Gemma Hawkins |
| Associate MD/Keys | Livs Needham |
| Guitar | Tom Fleming |
| Drums | Liam Price |
| Producer | Laura Elmes |
| General Manager | Sarah Chiappi |
| Assistant Producer & Marketing | Becca Prentice |
| Production Manager | Mark Hartley |
| Stage Manager | Maddison Pell |
| Rehearsal Stage Manager | Helena Sim |
| Sound No. 1 | Nim Green |
| Production LX | Shaun Parry |
| Production LX | Jonathan Simpson |
| Production Sound Engineer | Mike Paver |
| Production Video | Ryan Samuel Davies |
| Costume Supervisor | Sophie Fuller |
| Hair and Make Up | Gilly Church |
| PR | Chloe Nelkin Consulting |
Selected sheet music available from Score Exchange
After first being seen in its very early stages at BEAM 2018, and then workshopped at the end of 2019, Footballers' Wives The Musical kicked off the next phase of its development with the release of a Studio Cast Album on 25th November 2022.
The transfer window opened up for the show’s triumphant premiere at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe in the grand Assembly Rooms Music Hall, via two exclusive preview fixtures at The Exchange Theatre in Twickenham.
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