It has been announced that Pauline McLynn (Father Ted/EastEnders) will play Ella Khan in Sam Yates' production of East is East by Ayub Khan Din.
Following its West End run at Trafalgar Studios as part of Lloyd's Trafalgar Transformed season, the play will embark on a sixteen week national tour opening in Brighton on 11th June 2015. East is East is designed by Tom Scutt with lighting by Richard Howell and sound and music by Alex Baranowski.
McLynn will be joined by some of the original cast from the West End production of East is East including Ashley Kumar (Tariq Khan), Darren Kuppan (Maneer Khan) and Sally Bankes (Auntie Annie). The full cast will be announced shortly.
