Mel Giedroyc to star in UK premiere of Luce at Southwark Playhouse
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Producers have announced that The Great British Bake Off presenter and WhatsOnStage Awards host Mel Giedroyc, will star in the UK premiere of JC Lee’s play Luce at Southwark Playhouse.
Directed by Simon Dormandy (The Hudsucker Proxy), Luce centres around the fear of homegrown terrorism, raising questions about parenting, education and racism.
The play, which premièred at Lincoln Center Theater in 2013, will be designed by Dick Bird and runs at Southwark Playhouse from 9 March to 2 April 2016. Further casting is to be announced.
It was recently announced that Giedroyc will again return to host this year's WhatsOnStage Awards Concert next month. To book tickets for the concert and cast your votes, click here.
