Nigel Planer's On The Ceiling Heads to the West End

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of Nigel Planer's On The Ceiling, starring Ron Cook and Ralf Little, is moving to the West End. It will begin performances at the Garrick Theatre on August 30.

Set in 1508, On The Ceiling centers on the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Pope has put a sculptor with next to no experience of painting in charge of the task. The man didn´t want the job in the first place and has never done anything remotely on this scale. He´s all over the place--when he remembers to turn up for work! Who has to put in the hours, teach him his craft, patch up his mistakes, deal with his tantrums and get the job done? Like any big project, it is the little guys Cook and Little who are actually going to have to make it happen.

Jennie Darnell directs the comedy, which will officially open on September 12.