Sandra Dickinson & Matthew Bunn to star in I Loved Lucy

It has been announced that Sandra Dickinson (A Streetcar Named Desire/Not about Nightingales) will star as Lucille Ball in the UK premiere of I Loved Lucy.

Directed by artistic director Anthony Biggs, I Loved Lucy opens at the Jermyn Street Theatre on 5th February (previews from 2nd February) for a limited run to 27th February 2016. 

I Loved Lucy is a personal portrait of an iconic comedic entertainer whose public face is all too well known. But what was Lucille Ball really like and how did she choose to live her life…at the end of her life? Out of the spotlight.

Based on his best selling memoir, Lee Tannen’s "funny, bitter-sweet play" is said to reveal the real-life Lucy and what is was like being her friend to the end. The cast also includes Matthew Bunn (The Ladykillers/Ghost Stories) as Lee whilst design is by Gregor Donnelly.