Ian Reddington Coronation Street and Eastenders star Ian Reddington will be joining Diana Vickers and Debra Stephenson in the Son Of A Preacher Man UK tour when it premieres in September at the Churchill Theatre Bromley.
Reddington will originate the role of Simon in the new musical which features the music of Dusty Springfield with a book by Warner Brown with direction and choreography by Craig Revel Horwood.
Reddington is best known for playing Tricky Dicky in EastEnders and Vernon in Coronation Street and has appeared in other television series including the Outlander series, Dr Who, Shameless, Benidorm, Inspector Morse and stage productions including the UK tours of Bouncers, Dead Funny and Oh What A Lovely War and in productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Son Of A Preacher Man has set and costume designs by Morgan Large, lighting design by Richard G Jones, sound design by Richard Brooker, and musical supervision and arrangements by Paul Herbert.
SON OF A PREACHER MAN UK TOUR DATES
Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.
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