Hollyoaks Actor James Sutton To Star In ROPE At Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

Casting has been announced for the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch and New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich production of Patrick Hamilton's gripping thriller, Rope.

James Sutton, who is best-known for playing John Paul McQueen in Hollyoaks and Ryan Lamb in Emmerdale, has been cast as Charles Granillo in this chilling play. He will be joined by Janet Amsden, Cara Chase, Sam Jenkins-Shaw, George Kemp, Fred Lancaster, Nico Pimparé and Phoebe Sparrow.

Rope runs in Hornchurch from 15 February - 3 March and from 7 - 17 March at New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich.

First presented by The Repertory Players at the Strand Theatre, London on 3 March 1929 and based on a 1920's real-life case, this dark classic was filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1948 and remains to this day one of the most tightly coiled of thrillers. It will be directed by the Queen's Theatre's Artistic Director Douglas Rintoul, who directed James Sutton in As You Like It at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is also delighted to announce that due to phenomenal demand, it is extending its run of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by a week. This regional professional premiere of the glamorously feel-good musical by Stephan Elliot and Allan Scott will now play at the Queen's Theatre from 27 April - 26 May. Booking for these additional dates is now on sale.

The Theatre's spring season also includes the deeply moving and timely modern classic, Kindertransport by Diane Samuels. This heart-warming play is co-produced by the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg in association with Selladoor Productions (the producers of last year's acclaimed revival of The Crucible). This production marks the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport, which saw thousands of Jewish children ferried from Austria and Germany to safety in the UK, and 25 years since the play was written. It runs in Hornchurch from 8 - 24 March, at Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg from 27 - 31 March and then tours across the UK to New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich (17 - 21 April), Richmond Theatre (24 - 28 April) and Manchester Opera House (1 - 5 May).

For more information about the forthcoming season at the Queen's Theatre visit queens-theatre.co.uk

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