Ria Jones will play Norma Desmon in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard UK Tour starting at the Curve Theatre in Leicester in September 2017.

In her mansion on Sunset Boulevard, faded, silent-screen goddess, Norma Desmond, lives in a fantasy world. Impoverished screen writer, Joe Gillis, on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into her reclusive world. Persuaded to work on Norma’s ‘masterpiece’, a film script that she believes will put her back in front of the cameras, he is seduced by her and her luxurious life-style. Joe becomes entrapped in a claustrophobic world until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free with dramatic consequences.

Sunset Boulevard, based on Billy Wilder's classic film is one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest musicals. The Tony Award-winning musical (Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book Of A Musical) with Don Black and Christopher Hampton's wonderful book and lyrics. This rich, lush score includes songs like With One Look, As If We Never Said Goodbye, The Greatest Star Of All, The Perfect Year and the show's title song.

The Sunset Boulevard UK Tour will star Ria Jones, who played the role of Norma Desmond at the London Coliseum last year when Glenn Close was indisposed receiving rave reviews for her performance. Danny Mac will play the role of 'Joe Gillis'. Joining them are Adam Pearce as ‘Max Von Mayerling’, Molly Lynch as ‘Betty Schaefer’, Dougie Carter as ‘Artie Green’ and Carl Sanderson as ‘Cecil B DeMille’.

The rest of the company includes Bernadette Bangura, Matthew Barrow, Benjamin Chambers, Joanna Goodwin, Kristoffer Hellström, Iain Mattley, James Meunier, Gemma Naylor, Fiona O’Carroll, Joanna O’Hare, Jessica Paul, Sam Peggs, Tom Vincent and Barney Wilkinson

Sunset Boulevard will be directed by Nikolai Foster, Artistic Director of The Curve.

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SUNSET BOULEVARD UK TOUR

16- 30 September 2017

Curve Theatre, Leicester

3 - 7 October 2017

Edinburgh Playhouse

9 - 14 October 2017

Theatre Royal Newcastle

16 - 21 October 2017

Swansea Grand

23 October - 4 November 2017

Palace Theatre, Manchester

6 - 11 November 2017

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

13 - 18 November 2017

Birmingham Hippodrome

20 - 25 November 2017

Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin

28 November - 2 December 2017

Milton Keynes Theatre 2018

9 - 13 January 2018

Bristol Hippodrome

Danny Mac is not performing at this venue

16 - 20 January 2018

Mayflower Theatre Southampton Danny Mac is not performing at this venue

22 - 27 January 2018

New Victoria Theatre, Woking

Danny Mac is not performing at this venue

29 January - 3 February 2018

Cliffs Pavillion Southend

5 - 10 February 2018

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

19 - 24 February 2018

Liverpool Empire

26 February - 3 March 2018

Wales Millenium Centre

Danny Mac will not be performing on Monday 26 Feb

5-10 March 2018

Ipswich Regent Theatre

12 - 17 March 2018

Theatre Royal Plymouth

9 - 14 April 2018

New Wimbledon Theatre

16 - 21 April 2018

Marlowe Theatre Canterbury

23 - 26 April 2018

Sheffield Lyceum