Casting Announced as Brand New Show Brings Mystery and Suspense to Newcastle Theatre Royal

Based on the classic Hasbro board game, brand-new comedy mystery production Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter visits Newcastle Theatre Royal (Tue 28 May – Sat 1 Jun 2024) for a week of suspense, deception, and cunning deduction!

The brilliant cast includes West End and TV star Jason Durr, whose numerous credits include leading roles in Heartbeat and Casualty, playing Colonel Mustard and award nominated actress and star of Coronation Street and 'I’m a Celebrity’ favourite, Helen Flanagan, playing Miss Scarlett.

Mark Bell, director of the original Cluedo play, as well as worldwide phenomenon The Play That Goes Wrong, returns to direct Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter, a story featuring the infamous characters, Colonel Eugene Mustard, The Honourable Mrs. Emerald Peacock, ‘Professor’ Alex Plum, Miss Annabel Scarlett, ‘The Reverend’ Hal Green and the housekeeper Mrs White.

Rock n roll legend Rick Black has not had a hit for years and he’s broke. But as he settles into his brand new, expensive home, Graveny Manor, Rick is desperate to revive his fading career and reclaim his fame and fortune…. and is prepared to do anything to get it back.

Excited to reveal his long-awaited comeback album, Rick has assembled his supermodel wife, The Honourable Emerald Peacock; his manager, Colonel Eugene Mustard, long-time roadie “Professor” Alex Plum, Annabel Scarlett his trusted interior designer and housekeeper Mrs White, who came with house and who knows all its secrets.

But there is still someone missing… Rick’s former song-writing partner “The Reverend” Hal Green, disappeared mysteriously at the same time that Rick’s career went downhill and without him, has Rick still got it?

As the colourful characters dart from room to room trying to escape the murderer and survive the night, budding detectives of all ages will have the opportunity to watch for the clues and unravel the secrets, as they try to work out whodunnit… with what… and where!

Penned by the BAFTA Award winning TV writing duo Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, whose credits include Birds of a Feather and Dreamboats and Petticoats, the upcoming UK tour marks the world premiere of Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter, a performance which combines the nostalgia of the classic board game with the thrill of live theatre.

Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter plays Newcastle Theatre Royal Tue 28 May – Sat 1 Jun 2024. Tickets can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 0191 232 7010.

Image: Jason Durr and Helen Flanagan, Photo by Dan Kennedy