JEFFREY Holland (Hi-de-Hi!, Coronation Street) and Olivier-Award winner Nichola McAuliffe (Surgical Spirit) star in this premiere stage production of the BAFTA Best Comedy Series nominated Waiting For God, which delighted TV audiences across several BBC series in the 1990s. This all-new script is penned by the sitcom’s creator Michael Aitkens, and directed by Tony Award winner David Grindley.

All the favourite characters from the original series are reimagined for 2017, facing the challenges that come with growing old disgracefully in the era of the silver surfer. At Bayview Retirement Home, battle-axe extraordinaire Diana Trent (McAuliffe) conspires with new resident Tom Ballard (Holland) to give the conniving manager his comeuppance through a hilarious conspiracy with unexpectedly heart-warming results.

Jeffrey Holland replaces Roy Hudd, who has withdrawn from the production on medical advice, due to ill health. The cast will also feature Joanna Bending as Sarah Chase, David Benson as Geoffrey Ballard, Peter Cadden as Dennis Sparrow, Samuel Collings as Harvey Baines and Emily Pithon as Jane Edwards as well as Corinna Marlowe and Anna Westlake.

“Waiting for God proved less a bittersweet elegy of old age decline than an affirmation of the adage that while there’s life, there’s hope.” BFI

Waiting for God will be at Malvern Theatres from Tuesday, May 30 to Saturday, June 3. To book, call the box office on 01684 892277 or visit malvern-theatres.co.uk