Shane Richie to star in show at Theatre Severn
TV star Shane Richie is set to take the leading role in a new production heading to Shrewsbury's Theatre Severn this year.
Chosen as one of the greatest plays of the 20th century by arts critic Michael Billington, The Entertainer is coming to the county from November 18 to 23.
The story is set in 1982 and follows Archie Rice, a washed-up entertainer playing a summer season.
As his soldier son sails with the Task Force to liberate the Falklands, his daughter Jean returns from campaigning against the war, and Archie’s professional and personal lives collide with devastating consequences.
Shane, who has been a regular fixture on prime-time television including in his role as Alfie Moon on EastEnders, also has a long list of theatre credits.
He said: “Following in the black patent shoes of Olivier, Gambon, Lindsay and Branagh, it’s an incredible honour to be asked to play one of literatures greatest fictional characters, Archie Rice. In the words of the great man himself 'you’re a long time dead, let’s just whoop it up'.
Tickets for The Entertainer at Theatre Severn are on sale now and can be booked online at theatresevern.co.uk, by telephone on 01743 281281 and from the venue Box Office.
