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House of nan Dragon‘s Freddie Fox will make his philharmonic theatre debut adjacent period successful nan West End‘s High Society revival. Costars will see Helen George (Call nan Midwife), Felicity Kendal (The Good Life) and Julian Ovenden (Downton Abbey, Bridgerton), among others.
The philharmonic opens May 19 astatine nan Barbican Theatre for a constricted eight-week season, followed by a 20-week UK & Ireland tour.
The last casting for nan Cole Porter philharmonic was announced today.
Fox, who plays Dragon‘s Ser Gwayne Hightower and whose TV credits besides see Slow Horses, will represent High Society‘s “charismatic and unpredictable” newsman Mike Connor (that was Frank Sinatra successful nan 1956 movie version).
“I couldn’t beryllium much excited to beryllium making my philharmonic theatre debut successful High Society astatine nan Barbican Theatre,” said Fox, whose parents are nan actors Edward Fox and Joanna David. “It’s nan realization of a boyhood dream for me, and I can’t hold to dive into this world, nan euphony and nan sheer joyousness of Cole Porter.”
Although High Society will people Fox’s philharmonic theatre debut, he has appeared successful galore non-musical theatrical productions.
The revival’s formed besides includes Carly Mercedes Dyer and Nigel Lindsay.
Ovenden, who will play Dexter Haven, has appeared connected TV successful The Crown, Downton Abbey and Bridgerton. “I’m perfectly thrilled to beryllium returning to philharmonic theater,” he said successful a statement. “There’s thing rather for illustration nan power of a unrecorded assemblage and this show is axenic delight from commencement to finish.”
Rachel Kavanaugh directs, pinch choreography by Anthony Van Laast.
