 A London revival opened at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith on 7 October 2009, at the beginning of the Artistic Directorship of Sean Holmes.The production starred Matthew Kelly as the teacher Eddie Waters, Keith Allen as the agent Bert Challenor.The rest of the cast was Mark Benton, Reece Shearsmith, David Dawson, Billy Carter, Michael Dylan, Kulvinder Ghir, Simon Kunz, Paul Rider and Nick Williamson.