Strictly's Ellie Leach lands first role after show win
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Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Leach has landed her first acting role since winning the Glitterball trophy.
The former Coronation Street actress will make her stage debut in the UK touring production of Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter, based on the popular family board game.
Leach will portray Miss Scarlett, replacing ex-Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan in the play, which has been put on to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Hasbro game.
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"After an incredible year I’m so excited to join the cast of Cluedo 2," she said in a press statement. "I am delighted to make my stage acting debut as Miss Scarlett and I can’t wait to work with Jason and the talented cast."
Actor Jason Durr, known for playing David Hide in BBC One's Casualty, joins Ellie on stage as Colonel Mustard.
"I was a huge fan of the Cluedo board game as a child and the Colonel is such a great character," he said of his new role.
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Cluedo 2 marks the follow-up to 2022's stage play, which starred EastEnders actress Michelle Collins as Miss Scarlett.
The 2024 stage show will be set in the swinging '60s, with more murder and suspicion in store.
"As the bodies pile up, our colourful characters - The Honourable Mrs Emerald Peacock, Colonel Eugene Mustard, ‘Professor’ Alex Plum, Miss Annabel Scarlett, ‘The Reverend’ Hal Green and the housekeeper Mrs White - move from room to room trying to escape the murderer and survive the night," reads the synopsis.
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"Cluedo 2 will keep audiences guessing right up to the final moments, and budding detectives of all ages, from 8 to 80 and beyond, can watch for the clues and unravel the secrets, as they try to work out whodunnit… with what… and where!"
The tour runs for five months from late February to July, with the first performance kicking off at the Richmond Theatre on February 29.
The Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter tourdates are as follows:
February 29 - March 2: Richmond Theatre, Surrey TICKETS
March 5-9: Woking, New Victoria Theatre TICKETS
March 19-23: Brighton, Theatre Royal TICKETS
March 25-30: Cambridge Arts Theatre
April 2-6: Salford, The Lowry
April 9-13: Hull New Theatre
April 16-20: Milton Keynes Theatre TICKETS
April 23-27: Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
April 30 - May 4: Festival Theatre (Malvern Theatres)
May 6-11: Bath Theatre Royal
May 13-18: Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre
May 21-25: Nottingham, Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall
May 28 - June 1 : Newcastle upon Tyne, Theatre Royal
June 4-8: Glasgow, Theatre Royal TICKETS
June 19-23: Southampton, Mayflower Theatre
June 25-29: Cardiff, New Theatre
July 2-6: Norwich, Theatre Royal
July 9-13: Truro, Hall for Cornwall
July 16-20: Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre*
July 23-27: Birmingham, The Alexandra Theatre* TICKETS
(* Ellie Leach won't appear for these performances)
Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter will tour across theatres in the UK from February 29.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays and Sundays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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