Greatest Days: The Movie Soundtrack

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Filmed in the UK and based on location in Greece, the film follows the girls on a nostalgic tale of friendship and negotiating adulthood. The musical made its German premiere at the Theater des Westens in Berlin for a limited run from 11 April 2019 to September 2019, followed by a run in Munich from 11 October 2019 to 3 November 2019.

In August 2022 it was announced that a special adaptation of Greatest Days would be performed exclusively onboard new P&O Cruises Ship Arvia. The show had its premiere on Monday 9th of January 2023. It was directed by James Robert Moore, with choreography by Ian West, musical direction by Roxanna Shirley, arrangements by Steve Parry, set design by Steve Howell, costume by Carry On Costumes, sound design by Leigh Davies, video and lighting design by Ben Bull and associate direction by Grace Currie. It’s about friendship and the power of the songs they loved. The band and the bits are secondary; it’s about the fans who loved them." It was previously reported that Cush Jumbo, Ruth Wilson and Rosamund Pike were in talks to feature in the film.In September 2022, it was announced that the musical would tour the UK and Ireland in 2023, renamed as Greatest Days. The tour premiered at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley from 5 May 2023 and will tour until 2024, coinciding with the release of the movie adaptation and the 30th anniversary of Take That's first ever no. 1 UK single Pray. [6] Original casts and characters [ edit ] Character Founding members Robbie Williams and Jason Orange, who quit Take That in 2014 and retired from touring and making music, isn't involved in the project. Greatest Days follows 16-year old Rachel and her gang of four best friends from Clitheroe, Lancashire — Debbie, Claire, Zoe and Heather — who become firm friends through their shared love of a boyband they watch religiously on Top Of The Pops every week. Greatest Days is the second jukebox musical based on the songs of Take That, after the 2008 musical Never Forget.

Alice Lowe and Eliza Dobson play older and younger versions of Heather, Amaka Okafor and Nandi Sawyers-Hudson play Zoe, Jayde Adams and Carragon Guest play Claire, and Jessie Mae Alonzo plays Debbie. Greatest Days is the jukebox musical movie that follows five young best friends who have the night of their lives seeing their favourite boyband in concert in the 1990s. The musical made its West End premiere at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a limited run from 1 December 2018 to 12 January 2019, including a charity gala opening night on 4 December 2018. But, also, a rediscovered joy as they suddenly explode into this new friendship," says its writer, Tim Firth, who also wrote the stage show upon which Greatest Days is based. Our fans have been on a 30-year journey with us and we have an incredibly strong bond with them, so seeing that they will be represented on screen by such a strong, talented cast is incredibly exciting.” Who will star in the film version of Take That's Greatest Days?

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Robbie Williams and Mark Owen reunite as they sit in Robbie's kids' high chairs: 'Babies of the band!' A jukebox musical featuring the works of Take That might not ever be one for the cool kids; undoubtedly this is a bit broad, but it’s a splurge of feelgood from director Coky Giedroyc and screenwriter Tim Firth, adapting his own stage show, and it’s at least as enjoyable as the much-hyped Mamma Mia! movies. Life's a beach: When The Band are around, Rachel's troubles melt away. (Image credit: Elysian Film Group) So, is Greatest Days a movie about Take That? Tim Firth wrote the musical, which began touring in 2017, and told the Daily Mail about the story: "A tragedy happens, then we jump forward 25 years to see the women those girls became and they realise they were fools to have been apart for so long. Former Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc’s sister Coky Giedroyc has directed the film, with Take That executive producing alongside David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers.