Stage role for Ronni Ancona | A tight 5: July 19

Stage role for Ronni Ancona

A tight 5: July 19

RONNI ANCONA is to star in a new play about the 2011 London riots, Little Revolution, which will run at the capital’s Almeida Theatre from August 26. The cast also includes Game Of Thrones’ Lucian Msamati and Sense And Sensibility’s Imogen Stubbs

JOHN BISHOP has been awarded an honorary fellowship at Liverpool John Moores University for his contribution to the arts and charity work. The comic said the ceremony at the city’s Anglican Cathedral was ‘the best fancy dress party I’ve ever been to’. Meanwhile, Harry Hill has picked up an honorary doctor of arts from the University Of Kent at a ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral.

ANDY ZALTZMAN has landed a job commentating on the current England v India I Test Match at Lord’s for Indian broadcaster STAR Sports. His stint started yesterday and ends tomorrow.

RUFUS HOUND joined the cast of Russell T Davies's new Channel 4 series Cucumber, about sexual identity. He will guest star as Rupert, a man who is interested in the show's lead character Henry (played by Vincent Franklin). Ardal O’Hanlon has also joined the cast of the show.

THE KOMEDIA comedy club in Brighton and Bath has launched a monthly residency of its Krater Comedy Club at The Barnfield Theatre in Exeter, starting on September 26.

Published: 19 Jul 2014

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