The Brittas Empire Strikes Back

Welcome back to Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre, the empire of Gordon Brittas, a man with a unique management style and a dream!

Things are not going well for Gordon. In response to ongoing low visitor numbers and multiple accidents, the local council have decided enough is enough and Brittas needs to go. They urge him to apply for the role of an EU Commissioner of Leisure in Brussels – with their full support. As he contemplates the opportunity, Brittas decides to make some drastic staffing decisions, while in the centre, the toilets are backing up… Then, one month later, as Brittas prepares to depart for Brussels, further changes in the management are announced and the centre prepares for his farewell celebration… But is Brittas getting cold feet about the whole idea?

This play is the sequel to the first stage play of the Brittas Empire which we adapted and staged in 2025. Based on the popular BBC TV series by Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss (starring actor Chris Barrie) this show is produced by kind permission of the origional writers and The Agency. The original show has been hailed as “the Fawlty Towers of the 1990s” due to its “fast-paced, outrageous comedy full of inventive gags”.  Read more about the original 1990s BBC TV series here.

More details on ticket box office and opportunities to be involved on stage or behind the scenes to follow very soon!

We’ll be bringing back our talented leading actors from our 2025 production:

Gordon Brittas (Manager of the centre) – Robert Simpson
Helen Brittas (Gordon’s wife) – Emma Dell

Leisure centre Staff:
Laura Lancing (Deputy Manager – Dry) – Samantha Sharma
Colin Weatherby (Deputy Manager – Wet) – Gary Martindale
Carole Parkinson (Receptionist) – Jodie Commercial
Gavin Featherly – Stephen Johnson
Tim Whistler – Michael Hutchinson
Linda Perkins – Claire Duff
Julie Porter (Gordon’s secretary) – Julie Davenport
Danny Stephens – Paul Bell
Mandy Thorpe – Sam Mellor

Others:
Councillor Druggett – TBC
St Peter – TBC
Angel Michael– TBC

Supporting Ensemble (Leisure Centre staff, visitors etc.) – TBC