CONFIRMED: Lara Pulver & Peter Davison join Imelda Staunton in West End transfer of Gypsy

It has been confirmed that Lara Pulver will reprise her performance as Louise in the West End transfer of Gypsy, marking her West End debut.

As previously reported by West End Frame, Peter Davison is joining the cast as Herbie.

They join the previously announced Imelda Staunton as the indomitable Momma Rose in Jonathan Kent’s Chichester Festival Theatre production. Final casting will be announced shortly.

Gypsy reunites actor Imelda Staunton and director Jonathan Kent who previously collaborated on the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Sweeney Todd, which, after a sell-out run there, transferred to the West End. Kent also directed Staunton in Good People for Hampstead Theatre, which similarly transferred to the West End after a sell-out season in Hampstead. 

GOSSIP: Peter Davison & Lara Pulver join Imelda Staunton in West End transfer of Gypsy?

According to Baz Bamigboye, Peter Davison will star as Herbie in the West End transfer of Gypsy. He has also revealed that Lara Pulver will reprise her performance in the show alongside Imelda Staunton.

The production opens at the Savoy Theatre on 15th April 2015 (previews from 28th March). Gypsy reunites Imelda Staunton and Jonathan Kent who previously collaborated on the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Sweeney Todd, which transferred to the West End. Kent also directed Staunton in Good People for Hampstead Theatre which also transferred to the West End.

Peter Davison & Thusitha Jayasundera star in David Hare's The Vertical Hour

It has been announced that Peter Davison and Thusitha Jayasundera will star in the first London revival of David Hare’s The Vertical Hour at the Park Theatre

The production opens at Park200 on Thursday 25th September (previews from 23rd September) and runs until Sunday 26th October 2014. The Vertical Hour is described as a "gripping play" that "pits personal philosophies against global politics."

Best known for playing the fifth incarnation of The Doctor in Doctor Who and Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small, Davison will star as Oliver opposite Jayasundera as Nadia. The play, which received its UK premiere at the Royal Court in 2008, will be directed by Nigel Douglas.