TO CITY THEATRE Soap stars to join Curvaceous show
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SOAP stars are set to join the cast of Fat Friends The Musical, which is coming to Leicester’s Curve theatre this year.
The UK and Ireland tour of Kay Mellor’s hit began in January and will visit Curve from Monday, May 9 to Saturday, May 14.
Joining the previously announced Lee Mead as Kevin will be Sherrie Hewson as Julia, Jessica Ellis as Kelly and Les Dennis as Fergus.
Marc Akinfolarin also joins the cast with Alex–May Roberts and further casting is to be announced soon.
Sherrie Hewson is probably best known for her role as Maureen Holdsworth in ITV’s Coronation Street and Joyce Temple-Savage in six series of Benidorm.
Her other TV credits include Russ Abbot’s Madhouse and Loose Women, on which she was a panellist for 10 years.
Her theatre credits include Stepping Out, Billy Liar, Run For Your Wife and Arsenic and Old Lace.
Jessica Ellis played Tegan Lomax in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks for five years. She most recently filmed the feature film Catherine Called Birdy, written and directed by Lena Dunham.
She has appeared on stage in Bedroom Farce at Theatre by the Lake
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and in three Old Vic New Voices productions in New York. Fat Friends marks her musical theatre debut.
Les Dennis most recently starred as Wilbur in Hairspray opposite Michael Ball at the London Coliseum.
His other West End credits include Amos Hart in Chicago and Bill in Me and My Girl. His touring theatre credits include Art, Legally Blonde, High School Musical 2 and Uncle Fester in the musical comedy The Addams Family.
His many TV credits include Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street and a fictional version of himself in Extras.
Kay Mellor said: “I am thrilled with the amazing star cast we have assembled for our second outing of Fat Friends The Musical.
“Lee Mead and Jessica Ellis are fantastic performers and will be wonderful as Kevin and Kelly, and it’s great to be welcoming two iconic actors, Sherrie Hewson and Les Dennis who first worked together 40 years ago and are now reunited on stage.”
This musical toured the UK in 2017 and is based on the hit ITV show Fat Friends, which starred James Corden and Ruth Jones.
Fat Friends - The Musical reunites the foodie friends as they are put through their Zumba paces at their local slimming club, while Kelly fantasises about fitting into the wedding dress of her dreams.
Fat Friends The Musical was created and directed by the multi award-winning Kay Mellor. She also wrote the book and lyrics.
It has music by Nicholas Lloyd Webber.
You can book tickets via Curve’s website, or by calling Curve’s box office on 0116 242 3595.
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