The Commitments, Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel, is now live on stage for the very first time.

Be the first to experience this show as it makes its World Premiere at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End this September.

The show, which has been more than two years in the making, has been adapted from the novel by Booker prize winning author Doyle himself and is directed by award winning Jamie Lloyd (the man behind the recent production of Macbeth starring James McAvoy).

The Commitments is the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class music fan, who shapes an unlikely bunch of amateur musicians and friends into an amazing live act, the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced. The show follows the journey of two members of a frustrated synthesizer band – the opening scene we find them playing but being ignored in a shop window – who turn to Jimmy, the local music expert, for help.

Placing a classified advert in a music paper, Jimmy auditions a number of wannabes before finalising the new line up who he names The Commitments. The humour kicks in as the band get to know each other and their instruments, and proceed through early rehearsals for their first gig. Just as they improve and begin to get a name for themselves they combust. The backing singers are all getting off with the middle aged horn legend, the singer has entered Eurovision and the saxophone player has dangerous leaning towards a jazz career.

Featuring soul classics Night Train, Try A Little Tenderness, In The Midnight Hour, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Save Me, Mustang Sally, and many more

‘THE MUSICAL WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

A SWEET-SOUL, SOLID-GOLD, FIVE-STAR BLAST – SO GOOD I ALMOST WEPT.’

The Sunday Times

‘THIS HUGELY ENJOYABLE SHOW TOUCHES THE SUBLIME. Wonderfully funny’

Daily Telegraph

‘Unstoppable fun. A big-hearted, big-night out’

The Times

‘A fabulous fun night out featuring great songs and new star Killian Donnelly’

Baz Bamigboye, Daily Mail

‘Fantastically Fun’

Sunday Mirror

‘A RIP-ROARING CONCERT…

Gets the audience up on its feet’

Evening Standard

‘KILLIAN DONNELLY as Deco is PHENOMENAL’

The Independent

Coach Times and pick up times

We run Coaches and a Minibus that meet en-route.

15.20 – Birchington Square, Canterbury bound Bus stop

15.20 – Pencester Road, Dover – Main Bus Stop

15.30 – Whitfield, Dover – McDonalds / the Archer Pub

15.25 – Herne Bay – William Street Coach Park

15.45 – Bridge – the White Horse Pub

15.45 – Chestfield – Opposite Sainsbury fuel station

15.55 – Whitstable – Longreach Roundabout (Canterbury bus stop)

16.00 – YMS Canterbury – Main Coach

16.15 – Faversham – A2 Macknade  Bus Stop opposite Shell Garage

16.35 – Medway – Motorway Services

16.45 – Chatham – Lord Lees Bus Stop

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