Barnett was performing in Richard III/Twelfth Night on Broadway at the time) and playwright Alan Bennett taking over as Hector from Richard Griffiths, who had died in March 2013. West Yorkshire Playhouse / Theatre Royal Bath tour A fourth national tour co-produced by the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Theatre Royal Bath commenced in early 2010. This was a new production not produced by the National Theatre and directed by Christopher Luscombe. The cast were as follows: Headmaster: Thomas Wheatley Hector: Gerard Murphy Irwin: Ben Lambert Mrs. Lintott: Penny Beaumont Akthar: Beruce Khan Crowther: Tom Reed Dakin: Kyle Redmond-Jones Lockwood: George Banks Posner: James Byng Rudge: Peter McGovern Scripps: Rob Delaney Timms: Christopher Keegan After a successful run the West Yorkshire Playhouse/Bath Theatre Royal production was revived for 2011 with the following cast: Headmaster: Thomas Wheatley Hector: Philip Franks Irwin: Ben Lambert Mrs. Lintott: Penny Beaumont Akthar: Beruce Khan Crowther: Michael Lyle Dakin: George Banks Lockwood: Ryan Saunders Posner: Rob Delaney Rudge: Peter McGovern Scripps: Harry Waller Timms: Christopher Keegan Other productions The play had its southwest USA premiere at Uptown Players, in Dallas, from 3 April to 3 May 2009. The first non-professional UK production was staged by Daisy and Rose Theatre Productions at Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton, North Yorkshire, on 28–30 August 2008. The play had its amateur debut in Melbourne, Australia, performed at the Cromwell Road Theatre from 18–25 July 2009 and directed by Bryce Ives . The first amateur production of the play (text released by Samuel French, Inc.) was performed at the St Helens Theatre Royal, on 19–22 August 2009. The play made its Chicago premiere on 25 April 2009, at TimeLine Theatre. The Netherlands premiere was presented on 1 October 2009 by The Queen's English Theatre Company at the CREA Theater, Amsterdam – featuring an English mother-tongue cast, starring Brian André as Hector and directed by Mark Winstanley. The same production formed the play's premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2010. An Italian adaptation debuted on 19 September 2010 at Teatro ElfoPuccini in Milan, directed by Elio de Capitani and Ferdinando Bruni. It won the Premio UBU 2011 as best show. A Catalan adaptation debuted on 24 September 2008 at Teatre Goya in Barcelona. Director: Josep Maria Pou. The Sydney debut was performed at the Sydney Opera House by the Peach Theatre Company from 8 February to 2 March 2013, starring John