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Dream casting: The Side Show twins

We consider our perfect pairing for the London premiere of this cult Broadway musical

Ben Hewis

Ben Hewis

| London | Off-West End |

2 March 2016

Southwark Playhouse have announced they will host the London premiere of Krieger and Russell's 1997 cult Broadway musical Side Show.

We thought we'd put forward some ideal pairings to play conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton.

Who would you like to see in the roles? Let us know on twitter.


Rosalie Craig and Laura Pitt-Pulford

Following her outstanding performance in As You Like It at the National it's about time that Craig got back into a musical! And who else better to team up with than recently announced Olivier nominee Laura Pitt-Pulford.

Nicola Hughes and Rachel John

Hughes is also an Olivier Award nominee for Trevor Nunn's 2007 production of Porgy and Bess. Following her performances in The Bodyguard and Memphis we'd absolutely have Rachel John in our dream cast.

Louise Dearman and Kerry Ellis

How could we not include green twins Dearman and Ellis in this list? When they teamed up for their reunion concert last year the stagey kids went into meltdown. This casting would be a bums-on-seats crowdpleaser.

Christine Allado and Rachelle Ann Go

We can thank shows including Here Lies Love and Miss Saigon for introducing a whole host of Asian talent to the London theatre scene. Allado's credits include From Here to Eternity and Here Lies Love and she can currently be seen in computer generated musical Beyond the Fence, a star in the making. WhatsOnStage Award winner Rachelle Ann Go is soon to return to the West End to play Fantine in Les Mis, but maybe she could put that off for a few months?

Lauren Samuels and Lucie Jones

Since appearing together in We Will Rock You, Samuels and Jones have gone on to take theatreland by storm. Samuels finishes in Bend it Like Beckham this weekend before appearing in The Buskers Opera, and Jones is soon to star as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at the Curve, but both will be done in time to join Side Show.

Side Show runs at Southwark Playhouse from 21 October to 3 December.

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