Strictly Come Dancing’s Kevin Clifton and Claire Richards from popular dance-pop group Steps have been cast in the UK arena tour Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds, opening in March 2022.

Richards has been cast as The Parson’s Wife, Beth, with Clifton playing The Artilleryman and Callum O’Neil appearing as H G Wells. Liam Neeson will also play The Journalist as a 3D holograph.

Wayne himself will conduct the piece, which features the Black Smoke Band and the 36-piece ULLAdubULLA strings ensemble.

‘The Life Begins Again’ tour opens in Nottingham on 23 March 2022, before visiting Birmingham, Cardiff, Brighton, Bournemouth, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Hull, Liverpool, Newcastle and London.

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