West End and TV actress Claire Sweeney takes on the role of ‘Irene’ in the national tour of the Watermill Theatre’s acclaimed production of Crazy for You, which arrives at Milton Keynes Theatre on Tueday (March 20) for a five day stay.
Claire joins Tom Chambers who plays ‘Bobby’ and Charlotte Wakefield who plays ‘Polly’.
Claire's television and theatre career spans over 20 years. She is probably best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside.
Other television credits include Clocking Off and Merseybeat along with a presenting role on 60 Minute Makeover and a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women.
In the West End, roles include Roxie Hart in Chicago and Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. She most recently appeared as Baroness Bomburst in the National Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Tom Chambers created the role of Jerry Travers in the West End musical Top Hat, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. In 2008 he won the 6th season of Strictly Come Dancing.
He can currently be seen in the hit BBC drama Casualty and his other TV credits include Holby City and Waterloo Road. His recent stage credits include Private Lives and White Christmas in the West End.
High energy, high kicking and gloriously glamorous, Crazy for You is the ultimate feel-good musical with a fabulous score from the Gershwin brothers’ songbook.
Mistaken identities, plot twists, heartbreak, happiness and a wealth of memorable tunes, including I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Nice Work If You Can Get It and Embraceable You, all feature in this exhilarating celebration of the great Broadway musicals.
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