Live Tour
In June and July 2012 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show embarked on a live tour of the UK, directed by Dirk Maggs and starring the original radio cast recreating their roles: Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford Prefect, Susan Sheridan as Trillian, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, the voice of Stephen Moore as Marvin The Paranoid Android (Moore being unavailable to perform in person, as he was touring with Cameron Mackintosh's production of Oliver!)
Actors from the Tertiary to Quintessential Phases who appeared were Toby Longworth (Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz), Samantha Béart (Random Dent), Andy Secombe (Colin the Security Robot), Philip Pope (Krikkit song) and a recording of the voice of Douglas Adams as Agrajag.
The production featured a series of "VIP guests" as the voice of The Book including Billy Boyd, Phill Jupitus, Rory McGrath, Roger McGough, Jon Culshaw, Christopher Timothy, Andrew Sachs, John Challis, Hugh Dennis, John Lloyd, Terry Jones and Neil Gaiman.
The production was based on the first four Fits in act one, with the second act covering material from the rest of the series. The show also featured, a band, who performed the songs Share and Enjoy, the Krikkit song Under the Ink Black Sky, Marvin's song How I Hate The Night, and Marvin, which was a minor hit in 1981.
Each performance was recorded and was available for download for seven days after each show.
The tour started on 8 June 2012 at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow and continued through the summer until 21 July when the final performance was at Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh.
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