Thursday 12 February 2009

WWRY Touring Cast Announced



Further to last week's post, Ashley Russell is now confirmed as a key cast member of the touring version of WWRY.

Here are all the details including tour dates:

Please note that Rachel is NOT in the touring cast and will continue in the Dominion.

Jonathan Wilkes, Kevin Kennedy, Brenda Edwards,
Georgina Hagen and Ashley Russell to star in the record -breaking musical!

Actor and musician Jonathan Wilkes and former Coronation Street star Kevin Kennedy, will star in this year’s upcoming ‘We Will Rock You’ UK Tour. They will appear in the smash-hit Queen and Ben Elton musical alongside X Factor finalist Brenda Edwards, star of ITV1’s Britannia High Georgina Hagen and I’d Do Anything’s Nancy contestant Ashley Russell, who are also announced today. The eagerly anticipated 43-week regional tour opens at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on 21st March.

Jonathan Wilkes will perform the role of ‘Khashoggi’, whilst Manchester soap star Kevin Kennedy will assume the role of ‘Pop’. Brenda Edwards will play the domineering role of ‘Killer Queen’, Head of Globalsoft. TV star Georgina Hagen will star in the production as ‘Meat’, the main female of the Bohemians and Ashley Russell, will play the role of the ‘Teacher’!!!

Manchester Palace Theatre
Sat 21st March - Sat 6th June 2009
http://www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk/

Sunderland Empire
Wed 10th - Sat 27th June 2009
http://www.sunderlandempire.org.uk/

Birmingham Hippodrome
Wed 1st July - Sat 5th Sep 2009
http://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/

Bristol Hippodrome
Wed 16th Sep - Sat 31st Oct 2009
http://www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk/

Edinburgh Playhouse
Wed 4th Nov 09 - Sat 9th Jan 2010

5 comments:

xWestEndnBroadwayx said...

Does anyone know who's playing Scaramouche?

David said...

Scaramouche will be played by Sarah French Ellis.

xWestEndnBroadwayx said...

Cool, thanks! and do you know who's playing Galileo?

David said...

The role of Galileo hasn't been confirmed publicly yet, but email me in a few days and I'll let you know.

xWestEndnBroadwayx said...

sure, thank you!