Michael Xavier and Anna Francolini join Assassins at Menier

Anna Francolini and Michael Xavier are to  join the cast of the already sold out  Assassins playing John Wilkes Booth and Sara Jane Moore at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 10th  February 2015.

The pair will replace Aaron Tveit, who is leaving due to filming commitments and Catherine Tate, who will be out of the show for two weeks before returning on 24th February to complete the run which  ends on 7th March.

Anna Francolini has theatre credits including Our Town (Almeida Theatre), The Day We Sang, A View From the Bridge (Royal Exchange) and Mare Rider (Arcola Theatre).

Michael Xavier has appeared in The Pajama Game (Shaftesbury Theatre), The Sound of Music, Into the Woods (Open Air Theatre) and Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre).

The rest of the cast includes  Carly Bawden, Stewart Clarke, Simon Lipkin, Mike McShane, Harry Morrison, Andy Nyman, Jamie Parker, David Roberts, Melle Stewart, Marc Akinfolarin, Adam Bayjou, Greg Miller Burns and Aoife Nally.