UK tour of Waitress announces lead casting

Stage and screen stars Les Dennis, Sandra Marvin and Evelyn Hoskins have joined the cast of the new UK tour of Waitress the Musical.

They join the previously announced, multi award-winning West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna when the show returns to the West Midlands in 2026.
  
Les Dennis is one of the UK’s best-known entertainers with a career in showbusiness spanning over 50 years. His West End credits include Only Fools and Horses The Musical, Hairspray and The Addams Family.
 
Sandra Marvin returns to the role of Becky having previously starred in Waitress both in the West End and on tour. Her many theatre credits include & Juliet, Sister Act and Chicago. On screen Sandra is known for playing Jessie in Emmerdale and Patricia Williams in Call the Midwife.
 
Evelyn Hoskins is another fan favourite, returning to the role of Dawn having previously starred in Waitress both in the West End and on tour. Evelyn’s other stage credits include Something Rotten! in concert and Gyspy, as well as originating the role of Thea in the London production of Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith and Novello Theatre.

 
Carrie Hope Fletcher is an actress, author and vlogger. Her many theatre credits include the title role in the UK and Ireland tour of Calamity Jane, Veronica Sawyer in Heathers at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Wednesday Addams in the UK and Ireland tour of The Addams Family. Fletcher is also known for her time in Les Miserables where she has played both Eponine and Fantine in the West End production.
 
Waitress is based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelly, with music and lyrics by Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, Sara Bareilles. It tells the story of Jenna, an expert pie maker in a small town, who dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage.

A baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s new doctor may offer her a chance at a new life, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes to happiness. But Jenna must find the courage and strength within herself to rebuild her life.

Waitress plays at Birmingham Hippodrome between 28th April and 2nd May and at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from 1st to 6th June 2026.