Russ Abbot as Fagin from June 14th Russ Abbot will be take over the role of Fagin in the hit musical Oliver! from 14 June. Russ has played the role of Fagin before at the Palladium, at the Theatre Royal and also on tour. His other credits include Grandpa Potts in hit musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. Most recently, Russ played the role of Hobbo in the latest series of BBC 1’s Last of the Summer Wine. Russ takes over from that other favourite entertainer Griff Rhys Jones. Griff has played the role for the last 5 months but he bids farewell to Oliver! on Saturday 12 June.
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I posted to theatrebreaksinlondon.co.uk
Oliver – new Fagin
http://theatrebreaksinlondon.co.uk/94/oliver-new-fagin/
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May 24 2010, 12:40pm | Comments »
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Abseiling Nuns for Sister Act
http://usefulwiki.com/londontheatre/abseiling-nuns-for-sister-act.html
Sister Act Stunt Nuns What a stunt! Londoners report a small number of stunt nuns seen abseiling from the roof of the London Palladium today, evidenty a publicity stunt to help get the word out about the new show Sister Act the Musical. Sister Act opens on June 2, with previews from May 7 - why that’s tomorrow! The abseiling stunt follows on from a “Nun Run” staged in London on Sunday 3rd May
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May 6 2009, 7:33am | Comments »
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