Josette Simon joins Mel Giedroyc in LUCE at the Southwark Playhouse

Josette Simon (After the Fall/Golden Girls) will star longside the previously announced Mel Giedroyc (The Sound of Music LIVE/The Great British Bake Off) in JC Lee’s play Luce. 

Directed by Simon Dormandy, the production has design by Dick Bird. The show premiered at the Lincoln Center Theater in 2013. 

Luce opens at the Southwark Playhouse on 11th March (previews from 9th March) and runs until 2nd April 2016, marking the play's UK premiere.

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Mel Giedroyc to star in LUCE at the Southwark Playhouse

It has been announced that Mel Giedroyc (The Sound of Music LIVE/The Great British Bake Off) will star in the UK première of JC Lee’s play Luce. 

Directed by Simon Dormandy, the production opens on 11th March (previews from 9th March) and runs until 2nd April 2016. 

Design is by Dick Bird. Further casting is to be announced for the show which premiered at the Lincoln Center Theater in 2013.

Amy’s son is perfect: star athlete, academic highflyer and high school hero. So why are there lethal explosives in his locker?

Casting announced for West End return of The Rocky Horror Show

Further casting has been announced for the West End return of The Rocky Horror Show.

The musical runs at the Playhouse Theatre between 11th and 19th September 2015.

Joining the previously announced David Bedella as Frank ‘n’ Furter and Richard O’Brien at The Narrator are Ben Forster as Brad, Haley Flaherty as Janet.

The cast also includes Kristian Lavercombe as Riff Raff, Jayde Westaby as Magenta, Sophie Linder-Lee as Columbia and Richard Meek as Eddie/Dr. Scott.

UPDATE: Completing the cast are: Dominic Anderson as Rocky as well as Will Knights, Ben Kerr,  Hannah Malekzad and Rachel Grundy as Phantoms and Andrew Ahern (swing).

The show will be directed by Christopher Luscombe and produced by Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group. These special London performances precede a nationwide UK tour of The Rocky Horror Show, which opens at the Theatre Royal Brighton on 17th December 2015 starring Paul Cattermole as Eddie/Dr. Scott, Ben Freeman as Brad and Diana Vickers as Janet as well as Lavercombe as Riff Raff.

Stephen Fry, Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc and Spice Girl Emma Bunton are the first celebrities to be announced as special guest stars in the Gala Charity Performance of The Rocky Horror Show at thr Playhouse Theatre on 17th September. The special performance will be broadcast live to cinemas across the UK and Europe.