Lizzie Roper takes over from Broadway star Ellen Greene as West End musical Betwixt! extends to September 10
Ellen Greene plays her final performance August 20
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| Lizzie Roper |
The production, written and directed by Ian McFarlane, has now announced an extension to Saturday September 10, but Greene is unable to continue with the production due to previous commitments.
Her three roles - the identical triplets, The Enchantress, Princess and Nymph Queen - will be played by British comedy actress Lizzie Roper.
In a statement Greene said, "Although I will be sad to say goodbye to such a fantastically talented young cast, I'm delighted that audiences have enjoyed the show and that it will continue its run. It's such fun and creating not one but three characters has been a wonderful experience."
Lizzie Roper has performed many solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival often with sell-out West End transfers, including One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, co-starring with Christian Slater, The Odd Couple, with Bill Bailey and Alan Davies, Peccadillo Circus and Through My Keyhole. She was in August: Osage County at the National Theatre. On TV she was most recently seen in Coronaton Street and has just filmed Sky 1’s new eight-part comedy series This Is Jinsy.
In modern day New York, writer Bailey - suffering writer's block - and his roommate Cooper Fitzgerald are catapulted head first into a strange enchanted world. Their arrival fulfils a prophecy that tells of a brave hero and a great queen and they are tasked with searching out a fading daytime TV star who is the only hope for saving a pregnant princess from losing the throne...
Cast: Benedict Salter, Steven Webb, Ashleigh Gray, Peter Duncan, Will Hawksworth, Alyssa Nicol, Vicki Lee Taylor, Rob Wilshaw.
Director Ian McFarlane, Choreographer Grace Harrington, Musical Director George Dyer, Lighting Designer Rob Casey, Producer Christopher D Clegg.
www.betwixtmusical.com
LISTINGS INFO
Betwixt!
Season extended
to September 10
TRAFALGAR
STUDIO 2
Trafalgar Studios,
Whitehall,
London, SW1A 2DY
www.ambassadortickets.com/trafalgarstudios
Box Office
0844 871 7632
Group Bookings
0844 871 7644
Ticket Master
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Mon – Sat at 7.45pm
Thursday & Saturday
matinees at 3.00pm.
Tickets: £25.00
(£20.00 concessions)
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