Former X Factor contestant Stevi Ritchie will make his musical theatre debut in topical satire The Sword and the Dope.
Written and directed by Michael Head, the show will play the Waterloo East Theatre from Tuesday 5 September until Sunday 1 October with a press night on Thursday 7 September.
Back for its fourth run, the musical comedy which takes the legend of King Arthur and gives it a contemporary twist, will feature former S Club Jnr singer Stacey McClean as the Green Sir Lancelot and ‘Towie wannabe’ Paige.
Ritchie will take to the stage as the’ slightly camp’ hero Casey. Jack Harding will return to the role of King Arthur and will also play Guttersnip, while director Head will play a ‘tough as old boots’ Lady of the Lake and UKIP’s Sir Galahad.
The cast will also include: Allan Scott- Douglas, Joshua Jewkes, Affton Smith and recent graduates Dalton Wood, Niall Thorpe, Georgina Rose-Hanson, Danielle Donnelly, Anastasia Quinton-Smith, Anastasia Quinton-Smith, and Bethany Buckley, the majority of whom are making their professional debuts in the production.
Also making their pro debuts in the production are Dan Cavendish and a former student of Michael Head’s youth classes, Bethany Whitehead.
The Sword and the Dope opened in 2011 at the King’s Head and transferred straight to the Greenwich Playhouse before returning to the Courtyard in 2013.
Angela Thomas
www.waterlooeast.ticketsolve.com
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