Matthew Rickson to join HairsprayTour as Edna Turnblad from March

Matthew Rickson will join the cast of the UK tour of Hairspray as Edna Turnblad on 15th  March 2016 at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking for the remainder of the tour when it ends at Southend on  21st May.

His recent theatre credits include The Producers (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (Royal Shakespeare Company), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Cinderella (Richmond Theatre), Casa Valentina (Southwark Playhouse), The Ladykillers (New Vic Theatre & UK Tour), Around The World in 80 Days (New Vic & Royal Exchange Theatre), Aladdin (Wimbledon Theatre), See How They Run (York Theatre Royal), The Legend of King Arthur (York Theatre Royal), Aladdin (Theatre at the O2 Arena) and The Governess (UK Tour).

The remainder of the cast remains unchanged.