This blog is dedicated to archiving information about the play Inside No 9 Stage/Fright which ran at the Wyndham's Theatre in London 16/01/25 - 05/04/25 toured the UK 05/09/25 - 06/12/25 and returned to London for a final run at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith 02/01/26 - 06/01/26
🐇Tag index
celebrity guest for details about celebrity guest appearances, and photos of celebrity guests (also tagged by the name of the guest, which are listed here)
press night for content around the west end press night, 29/01/25
press and pr for reviews, press photos, interviews etc
advertising and promo for show posters, social media ads etc
merchandise for photos and information about official Stage/Fright merchandise, including show programmes
fanart for works inspired by the show
fan report for reblogging posts from fans who attended a show, or sharing their posts from other platforms
wyndham's for content around the 2025 west end run
autumn tour for content around the 2025 autumn tour
olivier awards for content around the 2025 olivier awards
hammersmith apollo for content around the 2026 hammersmith dates
curtain call for... curtain call photos! (and the occasional video clip/gif)
performance photos for snaps taken during shows at times that aren't curtain call
rehearsals for photos specifically taken during rehearsals - these may be in or out of costume
bts photos and bts video for backstage/rehearsal/dressing room content
location tags: wyndham's / churchill theatre bromley / milton keynes theatre / marlowe theatre canterbury / birmingham alexandra / manchester opera house / new victoria theatre woking / hull new theatre / new theatre oxford / regent theatre stoke / liverpool empire / edinburgh playhouse / hammersmith apollo
cast member tags: reece shearsmith / steve pemberton / anna francolini / sarah moyle / gaby french / miranda hennessy / bhav joshi / rebecca bainbridge / mark extance / toby manley / christina tedders / sophie suddaby
creative and crew member tags: simon evans / david frias-robles / nicola keen
character tags: len / tommy / leanne / bloody belle / suzette / cragg / hugo / warden / goudron / abby / marcus / sherrie / lisa
I will do my best to accurately date and source material that I share. I will also tag each post with the location. (NB: This blog uses the British date format: 05/09 is 5th September not 9th May)
If I have posted something of yours without credit please give me the link to the source and I will update the post ASAP.
If you have something you would like to submit to the blog please get in touch! If you would like something to be shared anonymously/without credit then just let me know. And if you have extra info about a celebrity guest appearance I encourage you to comment directly on the post 🥰
🐇Spoiler Policy
I will no longer be tagging stage/fright spoilers. Articles, reviews and reports that I reblog/link to may contain spoilers. I will do my best to NOT post plot spoilers but images of the cast in costume have been so widely shared by this point that it seems pointless to tag these any more!
🐇Celebrity Guests
See this post for a full list of celebrity guests from January 2025 to January 2026! This includes the charades for their name and the running gag.
Below the cut is the full list of celebrity guests across all venues (including charades for their names and the running gag), in chronological order. Names are linked to their tag to help with navigation. (*NB Tumblr is struggling with the number of links so please bear with me while I update this!!)
West End Run 16/01/25 - 05/04/25
Previews
16/01/25 - Jim Howick (Gym Cow Sick - Horrible Histories)
17/01/25 - Ralf Little (Death in Paradise)
18/01/25 - The Actor Kevin Eldon (Cave In Held On - Fist of Fun)
20/01/25 - David Morrissey (Day Vid Morris [Boris] See - The Walking Dead)
21/01/25 - Marc Wootton (Mr Poppy, Nativity)
22/01/25 - Adrian Dunbar (Ted Hastings, Line of Duty)
23/01/25 - Nick Mohammed (Nick More Ham Head - Ted Lasso)
24/01/25 - Katherine Parkinson (Cat Thin Parking Sun - The IT Crowd)
25/01/25 - Gary Kemp (Car Reek Hemp - the running joke was the Spandau Ballet song 'True') / Martin Freeman (Fart Tin Three Man - Bilbo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings)
27/01/25 - Matthew Kelly (Mat You Ceilidh - Stars in Their Eyes)
28/01/25 - Lee Mack (Lemur Ick - Not Going Out)
Press night and end of previews
29/01/25 - Alexander Armstrong (All Lick Hair Arms Wrong - Classic FM)
30/01/25 - Daniel Mays (Down Yell [Theresa] Mays - Line of Duty)
31/01/25 - Mat Baynton (Mat Pain Tonne - Horrible Histories)
01/02/25 - Les Dennis (Les[bian] Tennis - New Faces) / David Harewood (Day Vid[eo] Hair Wood - Martin Luther King, The Mountaintop)
03/02/25 - Tamsin Greig (Tame Sing Gregg - Friday Night Dinner)
04/02/25 - Monica Dolan (Moan Knickers Dough Lamp - Mr Bates vs the Post Office)
05/02/25 - Ophelia Lovibond ([James] Bond - W1A)
06/02/25 - Julian Rhind-Tutt (Julie [Andrews] Wine Tut - The Madness of King George) / Paterson Joseph (Peep Show)
07/02/25 - Mel Giedroyc (Smell Head Roy [Orbison] - The Great British Bake Off)
10/02/25 - Dara Ó Briain (Parachute O Brie - Mock the Week)
11/02/25 - Rory Kinnear (Roar Reek In Ear - Black Mirror)
12/02/25 - Matt Berry (Mat Bear Eye - The IT Crowd)
13/02/25 - Mackenzie Crook (Mack Hen See Rook - The Detectorists) / Mark Bonnar (Boner - Line of Duty)
14/02/25 - Phil Daniels (Fill - Quadrophenia)
15/02/25 - Emilia Fox (Meal Ear Fox - Silent Witness) / Sarah Hadland (Sir A Add Land - Strictly Come Dancing)
17/02/25 - Gemma Whelan (Jam A Wee Land - Yara Greyjoy, Game of Thrones)
18/02/25 - Joe Thomas (Sew Tom[cat] Ass - Fresh Meat)
19/02/25 - Lenny Henry (Sirloin Knee Hen Wee - Comic Relief)
20/02/25 - Matthew Horne (Mat Horn - Gavin and Stacey) / Nigel Planer (Gel Plane - Filthy, Rich & Catflap)
21/02/25 - Charlie Higson (Charl[eston] Lie His Son - Swiss Tony, The Fast Show)
22/02/25 - Morgana Robinson (Mow Garden Robin Son - Pippa Middleton, The Windsors) / Mark Gatiss (Margate Tits - The League of Gentlemen)
24/02/25 - Rob Brydon (Rob Bride On - Would I Lie to You?)
25/02/25 - Gareth Malone (Car Alone - Military Wives)
26/02/25 - Liza Tarbuck (Please A Starbucks - Upstart Crow)
27/02/25 - Bob Mortimer (Knob More Timer - Gone Fishing) / Julian Clary (Jewel Ink Lairy - The Joan Collins Fan Club)
28/02/25 - Stephen Merchant (Steep Hen Merchant - The Office)
01/03/25 - Robin Askwith (Rob Bin Ass Quiff - The Madame Blanc Mysteries) / Matt Lucas (Mat Loo Gas - The Great British Bake Off)
03/03/25 - Jane Horrocks (Jay No Rocks - Bubble, Absolutely Fabulous)
04/03/25 - understudy show - Steve Pemberton (Steed Pen Button - Inside No 9)
04/03/25 - Joel Dommett ([Billy] Joel Dominatrix Meet - The Masked Singer)
05/03/25 - Alex Horne (All Licks Horn - The Horne Section)
06/03/25 - Micky Flanagan (Mick [Jagger] Key Flannel - "Out out") / Josh Widdicombe (Posh Wee Dick Cum - The Last Leg)
07/03/25 - Joe Pasquale (Joke Pass Quality Street - New Faces)
08/03/25 - Paul Chuckle (Pull Chuck El[bow]- “To me, to you”) / Michael Sheen (Mic[rophone] El[bow] Shin - Good Omens)
10/03/25 - Stewart Lee ([Air] Steward Wee - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle)
11/03/25 - Chris McCausland (Cry Smack Oars Land - Strictly Come Dancing)
12/03/25 - David Walliams (Slay Vid[eo] Wall Iams - Britain's Got Talent) 13/03/25 - Pauline McLynn (Pull Lean Muck Lean - Mrs Doyle, Father Ted) / Richard Osman (Reach Hard Oz Man - The Thursday Murder Club)
14/03/25 - Tamzin Outhwaite ([Lion] Tamer In Mouth Weight - Red Cap)
15/03/25 - Clive Anderson (Clay Van Der Son - Whose Line Is It Anyway?) / Stephen Fry (Steep Hen Fry - Jeeves and Wooster)
17/03/25 - Paul Merton (Pull Mare Tonne - Have I Got News for You?)
18/03/25 - Mark Addy (The Full Monty)
19/03/25 - Adam Buxton (A Dam Books Tonne - The Adam and Joe Show)
20/03/25 - Elaine Paige (E Lane Page - I Know Him So Well) / Jason Manford
21/03/25 - Romesh Ranganathan (Row Rang - The Weakest Link)
22/03/25 - Neil Morrissey (Knee [Elm] Tree - Bob The Builder) / Paul Whitehouse (Pull Why Toes - Gone Fishing)
24/03/25 - Simon Pegg (Sigh Mump Leg - Mission Impossible) 25/03/25 - Meera Syal (Me - Goodness Gracious Me)
26/03/25 - Robert Lindsey (Robbing Lean Sassy - My Family) 27/03/25 - Danny Dyer (Fan Knee Higher - Eastenders) / Su Pollard (Soup All Hard - You Rang Milord?)
28/03/25 - Danny Baker (Fan Knee Baker - Pets Win Prizes)
29/03/25 - Ross Noble (Row Snowball - Have I Got News For You) / Prof Brian Cox (Brr Iron Cocks - Things Can Only Get Better)
31/03/25 - David Tennant (Slay Vid Ten Ants - Doctor Who)
01/04/25 - Sandi Toksvig ([de]Tox Fig - QI)
02/04/25 - Sophie Willan (Sew Feet Willy - Alma's Not Normal) 03/04/25 - Miles Jupp (My Edge Jump - The Thick of It) / Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Feet Bee Wallop Bridge - Fleabag)
04/04/25 - Sir Ian McKellan (Serene Muck Alan [Sugar] - Lord of the Rings)
05/04/25 - Louis Theroux (Loo Wee T (kanga)roo - Weird Weekends) /Jonathan Ross (Johnny Thin Rose - The Masked Singer)
Autumn Tour 05/09/25 - 06/12/25
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
05/09/25 - Richard Herring (Reach Hard Hair Ring - Taskmaster) 06/09/25 - Griff Rhys Jones (Grip Freeze Jaws - It’ll Be Alright On The Night) / Debbie McGee (Day Bee Mug E - Strictly Come Dancing)
Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes
09/09/25 - Kevin Whately (Cave In Weight sounds-like-wee - Inspector Morse)
10/09/25 - Sara Pascoe (Sir Pass Go - The Great British Sewing Bee) 11/09/25 - Roisin Conaty (Row Shin Gonad Tea - 8 Out Of 10 Cats Do Countdown)
12/09/25 - Greg Rutherford (Greggs [sandwich] Rudder Four - Strictly Come Dancing)
13/09/25 - Jon Richardson (Join Reach Hard Son - 8 Out Of 10 cats) / Joe Pasquale (Joke Pass Quality Street - New Faces)
Sunderland Empire Theatre, Sunderland
16/09/25 - Miss Rory (Breasts + sounds-like-piss E - Sleeping Beauty) 17/09/25 - Chris Ramsey (Crisps Ram Sea - Shagged, Married, Annoyed)
20/09/25 - Joe McElderry (Jaws Muck Elderly - Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) / Tim Healy (Dim Meal E - Auf Wiedersehen Pet)
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
23/09/25 - Natalie Cassidy (Knot A Leak Acid E - Sonia Jackson) 24/09/25 - Lou Sanders (Loose Handers - Taskmaster)
25/09/25 - Jim Moir (Gym Air - "You wouldn't let it lie") / Sarah Hadland (Stirrer Add Land - Strictly Come Dancing)
26/09/25 - Peter Andre (Pee Tear On Tray - Mysterious Girl)
The Alexandra, Birmingham
07/10/25 - Adrian Chiles (Drain Shy Less - The One Show)
08/10/25 - Lesley Joseph (Less Sleeve - Birds of a Feather)
09/10/25 - Russell Kane (Rush Elk Cane - Evil Genius)
10/10/25 - Gary Wilmot (Carry Will Mat - New Faces)
11/10/25 - Maureen Lipman (Day More E Lip Man - "-Ology" BT Adverts) / Toyah Willcox (Tie A Will Cocks - I Want To Be Free) The Opera House, Manchester
14/10/25 - John Thomson (Joint Tom Son - Cold Feet)
15/10/25 - Ralf Little (Rail Flit El - Death in Paradise)
16/10/25 - Scarlett Moffatt (Scar Let Mow Fat - I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here) / Paddy McGuinness (Pad E Mag Guinness - Phoenix Nights)
17/10/25 - Stan Boardman (Stand Bored Man - The Germans Bombed Our Chippy)
18/10/25 - Les Dennis (Less Tennis - New Faces) / Anthony Cotton (Hand Toe Knee Coat On - Queer As Folk) New Victoria Theatre, Woking
21/10/25 - Bobby Davro (Bob Peed Afro - Copycats)
22/10/25 - Jimmy Tarbuck
23/10/25 - Tony Blackburn (Toe Knee Back Burn - I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here)
24/10/25 - Rick Astley (Sick Ass Wee - Never Gonna Give You Up) 25/10/25 - Doctor Ranj (Docked Orange - Strictly Come Dancing) / Basil Brush (Bars Ill Bush - Crackerjack) Hull New Theatre, Kingston upon Hull
28/10/25 - Tommy Cannon (Tom[Tom] Meek - Together We’ll be OK) 29/10/25 - Paul Chuckle (To Me To You)
30/10/25 - Kofi Smiles (Cough - BBC Radio Humberside) / Christopher Dean (Greased Fourteen - Bolero)
31/10/25 - John Shuttleworth (Joint Shut Till Birth - Two Margarines on the Go)
01/11/25 - Mark Addy (Mark Add E - The Full Monty) / Peter Levy (P Tear Leaf E - Look North) New Theatre Oxford
04/11/25 - Will Young (Willy Young - Leave Right Now)
06/11/25 - Kevin Bishop (Cave In Bee Shop - Muppet Treasure Island) 07/11/25 - Jonathan Ross (Johnny Thin Rose - Traitors)
08/11/25 - Dom Joly (Dome [Billy Joel] E - Trigger Happy TV) / Katherine Parkinson (Cat Thin Parking Son - The IT Crowd)
Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
11/11/25 - Clinton Baptiste (Clinton's [cards] Bap - Phoenix Nights)
12/11/25 - Phil Daniels (Filled A Kneels - Parklife)
13/11/25 - Keith Brymer Jones (The Great Pottery Throw Down) 14/11/25 - Nick Hancock (Neck Hands Cock - They Think It’s All Over) 15/11/25 - Jack Carroll (Coronation Street) / Mawaan Rizwan (Mow One Raise One - Juice)
i said i would consider posting some s/f clips, now that some time has passed. i accept the possibility of some people being mad about it, so it goes. this is the curtain call from the penultimate performance, on 5/1/26. MAJOR spoilers obviously
i chose this bit because of the very, very long pause in "my... writing partner." it's crazymaking. also remember that by the end of the tour, this speech was usually followed by blowing a kiss up to heaven and mouthing something (possibly "love you mate")
transcript ⬇️
Steve: Thank you so much. Um... sorry, I just really wanted — before you go — I just [clears throat] Sorry, I wanted to apologise for, for walking out of the scene earlier, um.
As I'm sure you can all imagine, it, it's been a really difficult, er, few days for us all as a company, um, but for me in particular. Er, you might not know, but I, I recently lost... my... writing partner... the cheese to my crackers. But also my best friend.
Er, Reece and I had written this play together, and it said so much about our love of comedy; our love of, of ghosts and horror stories; and... yeah, I suppose the difficulty of, of just saying goodbye to someone. So I really wanted to honour him by going through with the run.
It's not been easy. Um, obviously Toby stepped in, who's Reece's understudy. Did an amazing job, I'm sure you'll agree. [pause for applause] Although there were one or two little slip-ups tonight, weren't there?
Toby: Rubik's Clube.
Steve: Rubik's Clube, yeah. But, you know, we got through it. And what I found so hard, personally, tonight, was — I looked across, and... I didn't see Toby at all. I just saw Reece. I miss him so much.
Anyway, before I completely embarrass myself, I just wanna thank once again this incredible company for all their support. Thank you guys so much. [pause for applause] I wanna thank everyone here at the Apollo Theatre. I wanna thank you all for coming here tonight. And will you please join us, now, in giving a final round of applause... to Reece Shearsmith!
I also posted the designs on my Instagram honeystrudel.art
„I’ve got my eyes on you!” 👀
If Hugo ever says that to you… you might want to watch out.
Either that, or take it as a compliment?
Perhaps you simply possess a particularly magnificent pair of peepers.
Hugo from the #insideno9 stage play really stuck with me. Seeing him live was such a blast — the dramatic gestures, the unhinged energy…
Naturally, I couldn’t resist turning that inspiration into a design.
After a few days in Illustrator, I ended up making two versions of this hoodie/poster design.
For now they’re just designs… but who knows, maybe I’ll end up ordering the hoodie for myself someday.
If you like the designs (or have thoughts on how I could improve them), I’d genuinely love to hear your feedback in the comments. It really helps me grow as a designer!
Would you prefer your favourite design on the front or the back of a hoodie?
"I must insist that you make no mention of her when the doctor arrives. The memory is very painful for him.."
— Cragg but make her sad over the fact that she has a repressed romantic feeling for Goudron.
She be crying over Goudron :(
Next is Goudron (mainly cus I need to draw him no reason though... @silverview I'm looking at you bestie - gonna mainly draw him just for you and see how it goes tehehe 🤧🤭)
