Monét X Change to star in The Legend of Georgia McBride in the West End

Monét X Change will come to the West End in the UK premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride by Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright Matthew López.

Monét X Change, known for winning RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 4 and appearing on The Traitors, announced the news in a video message to fans.

The comedy follows Casey, a down-on-his-luck Elvis impersonator working at a run-down bar in Florida, forced to alter his act while facing eviction and an unexpected pregnancy with his wife. It was first seen in Denver in 2014, before moving to Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles in 2017. It has been performed across the US over the last decade.

Lopez is best known on these shores for his 2017 hit play The Inheritance, which ran at the Young Vic, in the West End and on Broadway. The production opens on 2 February for a limited 15-week engagement at @sohoplace.

Venue owner Nica Burns said “Following on from the huge success of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?  we are thrilled to welcome the exceptional award-winning American playwright, Matthew López to @sohoplace. A wonderful writer, his West End debut play The Inheritance scooped Best Play accolades at both the Olivier and Tony awards. This London premiere of his new play The Legend of Georgia McBride could not be more different: a delightfully entertaining comedy play with a tender heart at its centre.”

The creative team includes Stevie Walker-Webb (director), Fly Davis (designer), and Jim Carnahan (casting director), with further creatives to be announced.

Tickets for the run are available to purchase today.