It has been announced today that Joanne Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing, The Rocky Horror Show) will play the role of Morticia Addams in the UK and Ireland tour of The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy, which opens at Theatre Royal, Nottingham on 5 November 2021.

Clifton will join the previously announced Cameron Blakely (Gomez Addams), Scott Paige (Uncle Fester), Kingsley Morton (Wednesday Addams), Grant McIntyre (Pugsley Addams), Valda Aviks (Grandma), Sean Kingsley (Mal Beineke), Kara Lane (Alice Beineke), Ahmed Hamad (Lucas Beineke), Dickon Gough and Ryan Bennett (sharing the role of Lurch), Abigail Brodie, Sophie Hutchinson, Matthew Ives and Sean Lopeman. Also new to the cast and joining the ensemble is Castell Parker. Further casting is to be revealed.

The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy is directed by Matthew White, with choreography by Alistair David, production design by Diego Pitarch, orchestrations by Richard Beadle, lighting by Ben Cracknell, and sound by Richard Brooker. The book is by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, based on the characters created by Charles Addams.

Following Nottingham, the tour will visit Cardiff, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bradford, Newcastle, Wimbledon, Dartford, Bromley and Hull - with further dates to be announced.

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