''Toast'' is a play written in 1999 by

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Richard Bean Richard Anthony Bean (born 11 June 1956) is an English playwright. Early years Born in East Hull, Bean was educated at Hull Grammar School, and then studied social psychology at Loughborough University, graduating with a 2:1 BSc Hons. He the ...

. It premiered at the

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in 1999. The play tells the story of seven men who all work in a bread factory in Hull. One Sunday night, Nellie is so worn down from a lifetime making dough, he loses his vest in the mix.

Original Cast

* Christopher Campbell - Lance * Ian Dunn - Colin *

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- Peter *

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- Walter Nelson (Nellie) *

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- Cecil * Mark Williams - Blakey * Paul Wyett - Dezzie

2007 Revival

March 2007 at

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, Directed by Gareth Tudor-Price. *

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- Lance * Andrew Whitehead - Colin *

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- Peter *

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- Walter Nelson (Nellie) *

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- Cecil *

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- Blakey *

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- Dezzie

2014 Revival

August 2014 at

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, Directed by Eleanor Rhode for

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. *

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- Walter Nelson (Nellie) *

Simon Greenall Simon James Greenall (born 3 January 1958) is an English actor, producer, writer and voice artist. He has portrayed Michael in the BBC television series ''I'm Alan Partridge'', as well as in '' Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa,'' the Caretaker in t ...

- Cecil * Steve Nicolson - Blakey *Will Barton - Colin *Matt Sutton - Peter *Finlay Robertson - Dezzie *John Wark - Lance On 9 September 2015 it was announced that

's 2014 revival would embark on a UK Tour and transfer to the Brits off Broadway Festival in 2016 with Kieran Knowles taking over the role of Dezzie.

References

1999 plays Plays by Richard Bean Plays set in England {{1990s-play-stub