Author name: Laura Swingler

Harry Morrison will be ‘Franz Liebkind’ and Leah Harris will be ‘Ensemble/Dance Captain’ in The Producers at Menier Chocolate Factory, running 26th November to 1st March.

Bayley Hart will be playing ‘Ensemble/Cover Blast/Ima-Mazing’ in new musical SuperYou, opening at Leicester Curve 22nd October

Christopher Timothy returns to Doctors as ‘Dr Brendan ‘Mac’ McGuire’ for two episodes on 3rd and 4th September at 2pm on BBC One. Also available on BBC iPlayer

Damian Humbley will be playing ‘Nikolai’ and Rachel Stanley will be playing ‘Mia’ in the workshop of new musical The Singing Revolution, which has a public presentation at the Savoy Theatre on 5th September.

Mark Evans will be playing ‘Billy Graham’ in the Broadway transfer of Tammy Faye: A New Musical at the Palace Theatre. The show begins previews 19th October.

Sara Crowe will be playing ‘The Dowager Countess of Dumdurris’ in The Cabinet Minister at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The production opens 27th September and runs until 16th November, with previews from 21st September.

Matthew James Thomas will be returning for the second season of anthology drama Accused on Fox and Hulu, playing the role of ‘Alexei’ in the episode ‘Margot’s Story’. The second season starts airing on Tuesday 8th October.

Joining the previously announced Gavin Lee as ‘Thénardier’ in the Les Misérables Arena Spectacular are Connor Jones as ‘Grantaire’ (from 27th November) and Harry Grant Smith making his professional debut as ‘Feuilly’. Performances begin 19th September at SSE Belfast Arena.

Cassidy Cannonier is joining the cast of Burlesque as ‘Brenda’ for the runs in Glasgow (11th-28th September) and Manchester (3rd October-2nd November). Ope Sowande continues as ‘Trey’, as does Alessia McDermott as ‘Sally’.

Patrycja Kujawska will be playing ‘Liudmilla Bezborodko’ and Michela Meazza will be the Movement Director for The New Real, playing at the RSC’s The Other Place 3rd October to 2nd November.