Olivier Award-winner Sheila Hancock (pictured) is set to star in the London stage premiere of Harold and Maude, in Thom Southerland’s production at the Charing Cross Theatre from February 2018.
Based on the 1971 film of the same name, the stage adaption is a black comedy about Dame Marjorie Chardin (played by Sheila Hancock) who believes in living live to the fullest, and meets Harold – an 18-year-old obsessed with death – at a funeral.
The play will run at the Charing Cross Theatre from 19 February to 31 March. Further casting and creative team is to be announced.
Sheila Hancock’s extensive acting career includes playing Mother Superior in Sister Act the Musical, Rose in Gypsy at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, and appearing in the original London productions of Annie and Sweeney Todd. Her most recent stage appearance was in Grey Gardens at the Southwark Playhouse.
- Tickets can now be booked at charingcrosstheatre.co.uk
