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FIRST LOOK: Beverley Knight In The Bodyguard
Published on
July 4, 2016
By
douglasmayo
On 15 July 2016, the acclaimed musical The Bodyguard will return to London's West End for a limited six month season at the Dominion Theatre. Based on the blockbuster 1992 film which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, The Bodyguard tells the story of former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, who is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a whole host of irresistible classics including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, I’m Your Baby Tonight, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance With Somebody and one of the greatest hit songs of all time - I Will Always Love You.
The full cast comprises Beverley Knight (Rachel Marron), Ben Richards (The Bodyguard), Rachel John (Nicki Marron), Carole Stennett (alternate Rachel Marron), Mark Holden (Bill Devaney), Alex Andreas (Tony), Dominic Taylor (Sy Spector), Matthew Stathers (Stalker) and Glen Fox (Ray Court). Ensemble members are Omari Bernard, Faye Best, Pablo Ceresuela Torres, Lisa Darnell, Charles Hagerty, Emma Joy Hopkins, Ibinabo Jack, Christopher Jeffers, Verity Jones, Annie Kitchen, Phoebe Liberty, Elliot Powell, Raul Naranjo Garcia, Mary Lynn Tiep, Michael Wade-Peters, Kyle Wardlaw, Matthew Wesley, Emmy Willow and Mark Willshire. Keaton Edmund, Max Fincham, Jaden Oshenye and Mickell Stewart Grimes alternate the role of Fletcher, Rachel Marron’s young son.
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Beverley Knight and the Bodyguard Company. Photo: Paul Coltas
Beverley Knight and the Bodyguard Company. Photo: Paul Coltas
Beverley Knight, Keaton Flethcher and the Bodyguard Company. Photo: Paul Coltas
Ben Richards and Max Fincham in The Bodyguard. Photo: Paul Coltas.
Beverley Knight and Rachel John in The Bodyguard. Photo: Paul Coltas
Beverley Knight and Ben Richards in The Bodyguard. Photo: Paul Coltas.
Beverley Knight and Ben Richards in The Bodyguard. Photo: Paul Coltas
Ben Richards, Rachel John, Keaton Edmund and Beverley Knight in The Bodyguard. Photo: Paul Coltas
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