The producers of the worldwide sensation & JULIET are delighted to announce that Dr Ranj Singh will make his musical theatre debut taking part in the position of Lance within the upcoming UK and Ireland tour which stops at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre for 2 weeks this summer time from 13-24 August.
He joins the beforehand introduced Matt Cardle as Shakespeare, Gerardine Sacdalan as Juliet, Lara Denning as Anne, Sandra Marvin as Angelique, Jack Danson as Romeo, Kyle Cox as Francois and Jordan Broatch as May.
Also within the forged are Michael Nelson as Henry, Liam Morris as Richard, Jade Johnson as Nell / Lady C, Rosie Singha as Judith, Nia Stephen as Imogen, Psalms-Nissi Myers-Reid as Lucy/Alternate Juliet, Andilé Mabhena as Augustine / Dance Team, Harriet Caplan-Dean as Eleanor, Alexander Kranz as Lennox, Aaron Shales as Gregory / Dance Team, Toni Paise as Violet and Samuel Wilson-Freeman as Fletcher / Resident Director and Dance Captain.
Dr Ranj Singh mentioned “I am absolutely overjoyed to be making my musical theatre debut in & Juliet, a show I’ve been a fan of since it first opened. I know it’s a bit of a change from my usual work, but not many people will know how hard I’ve been working behind the scenes to make this happen, and it’s an absolute dream come true. I can’t wait to work with the incredible Luke Sheppard and the entire creative team and have the time of my life this year, showing the UK what I’m made of alongside an exceptionally talented and diverse cast. Bring it on!”
Dr Ranj Singh is without doubt one of the nation’s most recognised and well-loved medics and TV presenters, with a profession starting from NHS physician, to writer, to musical theatre star.
His foray into music and dance began in 2018, when Dr Ranj swapped his scrubs for sequins as a BBC Strictly Come Dancing contestant, partnered with Janette Manrara. The dancing duo additionally took half within the subsequent Strictly Live Tour in 2019. Then at first of 2021, Dr Ranj’s efficiency on ITV All Star Musicals roused the nation and acquired excessive reward from the judges, together with Elaine Paige herself. This led to him starring in his personal sold-out West End present Scrubs to Sparkles later that 12 months, alongside a bunch of well-known faces.
He is co-creating presenter of BAFTA-award-winning CBeebies collection, Get Well Soon. He is without doubt one of the resident medical doctors on the BBC1’s vastly profitable collection Morning Live and was an everyday presenter on ITV This Morning. He has fronted a variety of TV reveals, together with ITV’s primetime collection Save Money: Good Health, Save Money: Lose Weight and Dr Ranj: On Call; the W Channel’s Extreme Food Phobics; and was topped winner of Season 2 of Cooking With The Stars.
Off air, he writes for quite a few magazines and web sites the place he provides skilled opinion and recommendation on bodily and psychological well being issues. Dr Ranj can be the resident physician for Attitude journal and has revealed a number of books together with two Sunday Times Best-Sellers, Save Money Lose Weight and How To Grow Up And Feel Amazing!.
There is life after Romeo!
Get whisked away on a wonderful journey as Juliet ditches her well-known ending for a recent starting and a second likelihood at life and love—her manner. Created by David West Read, the Emmy-winning author from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the best love story ever advised and asks, what would occur subsequent if Juliet didn’t finish it throughout Romeo?
Juliet’s new story bursts to life by a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her title, together with Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time,” Katy Perry’s “Roar” and chart toppers “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” — all from Max Martin, the genius songwriter/producer behind extra #1 hits than every other artist this century, and his collaborators. Break freed from the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The solely factor tragic can be lacking it.
13 – 24 August 2024
Glasgow King’s Theatre
