Dirty Rotten Scoundrels arrive

Next week will see the UK premiere at the Opera House in Manchester, of the star-studded new musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – before it reaches the West End.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Feb 2014, 20:00 BST
Rehearsal Image - Robert Lindsay & cast - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Photo Helen MaybanksRehearsal Image - Robert Lindsay & cast - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Photo Helen Maybanks
Rehearsal Image - Robert Lindsay & cast - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Photo Helen Maybanks

It is directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winning Jerry Mitchell, and stars Robert Lindsay, Rufus Hound, Katherine Kingsley, Samantha Bond and John Marquez.

The show is based on the 1988 film, starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, and has been reconceived for the UK stage.

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Sophisticated conman Lawrence Jameson is set to come crashing down with the arrival of larger-than-life Freddy Benson – a conman of an entirely different order.

The two find themselves going head to head in the con of their lives, in a bid for the affections of millionaire soap heiress Christine Colgate.

Tony and BAFTA award-winning Lindsay and Rufus Hound are the conmen while Christine Colgate is played by Katherine Kingsley.

Samantha Bond will play Muriel Eubanks, a glamorous divorcee looking for love in Beaumont-sur-Mer on the French Riviera

The show runs from February 12-22.

Box office: 08448713018 or www.atgtickets.com/manchester.

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