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Robert Webb to play Wooster
Published on
February 5, 2014
By
douglasmayo
Robert Webb takes on the role of Wooster from 7th April 2014 Following a successful initial season, hit comedy Duke Of York's Theatre until 20 September 2014.
Comedy stars Mark Heap and Robert Webb will take over the leading roles from Stephen Mangan and Matthew MacFadyen from 7th April 2014.
Robert Webb is best known for his role as Jeremy in Channel 4’s multi-award winning Peep Show in which he stars alongside long-time collaborator David Mitchell. Alongside this, Mitchell and Webb wrote and starred in The Mitchell and Webb Situation and That Mitchell and Webb Look which won the BAFTA for best comedy in 2007. A regular on comedy panel shows, he has also appeared in Fresh Meat, BBC3’s The Smoking Room and British films Confetti, Magicians and The Wedding Video. In 2008 Webb made his West End stage debut in the UK premiere of Fat Pig by Neil LaBute at Trafalgar Studios. Mark Heap has appeared in a variety of television comedy roles which include Brian Topp in Spaced, Dr Alan Statham in Green Wing and Jim in Friday Night Dinner. He has worked with Chris Morris appearing in Jam and Brass Eye and had a long-running role as head postman Thomas Brown on Lark Rise to Candleford. Heap has also appeared in Miranda, Skins and Outnumbered as well as 2007 film Stardust and The World’s End. Book tickets for Perfect Nonsense
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