The new murder mystery based on the board game is set to open at Richmond Theatre on the 29th February 2024.
It has been announced that Helen Flanagan, best known for her role as Rosie Webster in Coronation Street, will be making her stage debut as Miss Scarlett in the world premiere UK tour of Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter. Starring alongside her will be Jason Durr, who was most recently seen in in BBC One’s Casualty, as Colonel Mustard. Further casting has yet to be announced.
Talking about joining the production, Helen Flanagan said: “I’ve long been looking for the right theatre role for ages and I’m so excited to be making my stage acting debut in the iconic role of Miss Scarlett. It could not be more perfect! Cluedo 2 is going to be so much fun and I am thrilled to be working alongside such a great actor as Jason. I can’t wait to begin rehearsals in the New Year, and, of course, wear the famous red dress!”
Meanwhile, Jason Durr said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the cast of Cluedo 2 as Colonel Mustard. I was a huge fan of the Cluedo board game as a child and the Colonel is such a great character. I am looking forward to bringing laughter and this ultimate whodunnit to audiences across the UK in its 75th anniversary year.”
Written by BAFTA Award winning writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, (Birds of a Feather, Dreamboats and Petticoats) and directed by Mark Bell (The Play That Goes Wrong), this latest instalment is once again based on the classic Hasbro board game, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2024 – with the story this time being set in the swinging 60’s.
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. 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!
Olivier Award winning director Mark Bell, who directed the original Cluedo play in the UK and the worldwide phenomenon, The Play That Goes Wrong, as well as A Comedy About a Bank Robbery in the West End returns to direct this new whodunnit.
To find out more and to book tickets visit: https://www.cluedostageplay.com/book