Casting announced for I Loved Lucy at Jermyn Street Theatre

Casting has been announced for Lee Tannen's I Loved Lucy which will receive its UK premiere at the Jermyn Street theatre next month.

Sandra Dickinson (A Streetcar Named Desire, Not about Nightingales, Orpheus Descending) plays Lucy alongside Matthew Bunn (The Ladykillers, Ghost Stories) as Lee.

The production, which is directed by Jermyn Street Theatre's artistic director Anthony Biggs, will run from 2 – 27 February.

Based on his best-selling memoir, Tannen's play tells the story of Lucille Ball, the red-headed Hollywood star best known for her portrayal of Lucy Ricardo in her groundbreaking 1950s TV sitcom, I Love Lucy.

Dickinson has enjoyed a prolific career on stage and screen, notably as Trillian in the cult sci-fi TV series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.