'Ideal' The Award-Winning Show

IDEAL - THE AWARD-WINNING TV SHOW STARRING JOHNNY VEGAS IS BROUGHT TO THE STAGE AS ‘IDEAL’ UK TOUR - Autumn 2025 

Johnny Vegas stars as Moz, Manchester’s longest serving weed dealer, in a dope opera of epic proportions. Starring some of the hit BBC TV comedy’s most iconic characters and actors. 

Moz and gangsters Psycho Paul and Cartoon Head must dispose of a dead body. But when they discover priceless diamonds inside the corpse, things spin out of control . 

Can Cartoon Head be prevented from going on a killing spree? Can big gay Brian find true love? And can Moz survive the strangest night of his life? 

Critically acclaimed and a ratings hit, the multi-award winning BBC sit-com Ideal ran for 7 seasons and 53 episodes. Now Moz and friends are back. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first episode’s broadcast, this new stage show is dark, surreal and hilariously funny. 

Meet The Cast

Ben Crompton playing the role of Colin

Emma Fryer playing the role of Tania

Graham Duff playing the roles of Brian/Organz 2

Joanna Neary playing the role of Judith

Johnny Vegas playing the role of Moz

Lucy Farrett playing the role of Liza

Ryan Pope playing the role of Psycho Paul

Reviews 

“Ideal is the best British comedy show on TV.” - The Guardian 

“I couldn’t take my eyes off it.” - Variety 

“Homegrown gold.” - The Daily Mirror 

“Crackles with life… Effortlessly funny.” - Time Out 

“Excellent… Uncompromising… Not for the faint hearted.” - Radio Times 

“Incredible… Should be enthusiastically applauded.” - The Guardian 

“A seriously good sit-com.” - The Independent 

"A smorgasbord of surreal delights.” - Metro 

“Has just about everything - a great script, characters and actors and Johnny Vegas at his best.” - The Observer 

“Pure unadulterated pleasure from start to finish.” - Daily Mail