Lee Mead to Topline LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME in U.K. Tour in 2010

Whatsonstage.com has confirmed that Lee Mead will headline the upcoming revival of Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, which begins a U.K. tour in January 2010. The play is adapted by Trevor Baxter and directed by Christopher Luscombe.

In Lord Arthur, Savile is preparing to marry Sybil Merton, when he meets the clairvoyant named Podgers, who predicts that Savile is destined to commit murder at some point in his life. Savile decides to commit the murder before he weds, so as to protect Sybil.  The play reaches its climax as mayhem ensues while Savile seeks his sacrifice.

Mead will be joined by, Gary Wilmot, Kate O'Mara, David Ross, and Derren Nesbitt.

Mead made his professional stage debut in 2004 playing Levi (and later Pharaoh) in the touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Following Joseph, Mead appeared as an ensemble player and understudy for the title role in Tommy. He also appeared in the touring production of Miss Saigon before joining the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera as an ensemble player and understudy for the role of Viscount Raoul de Chagny. While performing in The Phantom of the Opera, Mead auditioned for the BBC series Any Dream Will Do, hoping to win a six-month contract playing Joseph in the 2007 West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Mead was selected as one of the top 20 finalists, and eventually won the role nine weeks later for which he is most well known.

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