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ANITA TAKES ANNIE ROLE
FORMER EastEnders soap queen Anita Dobson is to star as booze-loving, child-hating orphanage boss Miss Hannigan in the 2019 UK tour of family musical Annie.
Anita’s West End theatre credits include Wicked, Chicago, Thoroughly Modern
Millie and Calendar
Girls and she was nominated for an Olivier for her powerful performance in Frozen at the National Theatre.
■ Go to anniewestend.com for tour dates.
A TALE WITH BITE
A NEW UK tour of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is set to terrify theatre audiences.
The Bodyguard’s Glen Fox, left, plays the famous vampire with Philip Bretherton, right, as his nemesis, Van Helsing, and Olivieraward winner Cheryl Campbell as Lady Renfield.
The tour opens in Cheltenham on September 28 and runs until December 1. ■ See touringconsortium.co.uk for venues.
RUBY’S HUMAN TOUCH
RUBY Wax is joining forces with monk Gelong Thubten, right, and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura, left, for new tour How To Be Human.
It follows the success of her shows Sane New World and Frazzled and looks at how the human brain works and what you need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you’ve upgraded your iPhone.