London's I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire Extends

The U.K. premiere of Samantha Hurley's I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire has extended its run at London's Southwark Playhouse, where it will now perform through August 24. The production began previews June 28 and opened July 3 and was initially set to wrap up August 10. The production arrived in London after a 2023 Off-Broadway run.

Tessa Albertson is reprising her Off-Broadway performance as Shelby, alongside Kyle Birch as Brenda Dee Cankles and Anders Hayward as Tobey Maguire. Casting is by Harry Blumenau Casting.

The Y2K comedy for fan fiction lovers follows eighth grader Shelby Hinkley as she deals with an absent father, a neglectful mother, and mean-spirited classmates. To cope with it all, Shelby focuses on the best thing about 2004: Spider-Man. When leading an online fan club is no longer enough, she decides to kidnap and marry Tobey Maguire.

Also back from the premiere run is director Tyler Struble. Jacob Stuckelman is producing with Matt Krauss serving as associate producer and Zachary Hausman, Robin Aren, and Andrew Patino as co-producers.

The production features scenic design by Rodrigo Hernandez Martinez, lighting design by Holly Ellis, sound design by Jamie Lu, and costume design by Reuben Speed.

Visit SouthwarkPlayhouse.co.uk for more.