One of the biggest hits at the Edinburgh Festival has been snapped up by Greenwich Theatre this month with a five-night run from 15-19 September. Featuring live music and a raucous script, THE SUNSET FIVE took the Edinburgh Festival by storm, earning the company a host of rave reviews – including five stars online from Broadway Baby.

THE SUNSET FIVE is a hilarious comedy by the young award-winning DugOut Theatre Company and was booked immediately by Greenwich Theatre’s Artistic and Executive Director, James Haddrell.

“The show has a cast of six and they are all incredibly talented actors and musicians,” said James. “The show is like a classic Hollywood casino heist played by the characters from The Vicar of Dibley. It’s so totally English in the way the characters approach this daring heist, and it’s hilarious."

Faced with losing their beloved watering hole, a pub quiz team stage a daring casino heist. Hailing from the rundown seaside town of Chipworth, this band of very ordinary misfits come together in an attempt to pull off something truly extraordinary.

“The Sunset Five was one of the most talked about shows at the Edinburgh Festival and after we saw it we snapped it up like lightning," said James. "I’m really pleased we were able to pick up the show so quickly.”

The DugOut Theatre Company started at Leeds University in 2009 and they’ve already enjoyed success at the Fringe with Dealer’s Choice and last year with Inheritance Blues, winner of an International Student Drama Festival award. Director George Chilcott said: “We haven’t done Greenwich Theatre before but I’ve been there, it’s a lovely theatre and it’s great to get a London run.”

The Sunset Five plays at Greenwich Theatre from 15-19 September at 8pm.

Tickets £16, Conc £11 (prices inc £1 booking fee)

Box Office 020 8858 7755

www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk