Claire Sweeney headlines new tour of Annie which hits theatres in our region this year - where you can see it
Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney will star as Miss Hannigan in the UK and Ireland tour of the musical Annie, coming to the region later this year.
She will join Alex Bourne as Oliver Warbucks,Tanisha-Mae Brown as Grace Farrell, Christian Cooper as Rooster and Amber Kennedy as Lily St. Regis.
Claire is an actress, singer and TV presenter. She ca be seen as series regular Cassie Plummer in Coronation Street and is well known for her role as Lindsay Corkhill in Brookside.
Her other credits include roles in Clocking Off, Holby City, Merseybeat, Candy Cabs, Scarborough, The Good Ship Murder and Benidorm.
Claire's many West End credits include playing Roxie Hart in Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre, and Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, playing opposite Patrick Swayze, at The Piccadilly Theatre.
Claire’s other stage credits include starring roles in national tours of 9 to 5 the Musical, Crazy For You, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Legally Blonde, Hairspray and September in the Rain.
Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage.
Her luck soon changes when she's chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks.
Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie's search for her true family...
With its Tony award-winning book and score, the roduction includes the unforgettable songs It’s the Hard Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow.
Where you can see it:
Hull New Theatre, Tuesday September 8 until Saturday September 13
Bradford Alhambra
Monday November 23 to Saturday November 28