Theatre announces full cast for award-winning musical

Further casting has been announced for the multi Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein 's The King and I, which arrives at Birmingham 's The Alexandra theatre this month.

Following a critically acclaimed Broadway smash-hit run, a sold-out season at the London Palladium (which resulted in the biggest global live event cinema release of 2018) and a previous record-breaking UK and International tour, this multi-Tony Award-winning production runs at The Alexandra from 28 February to 4 March 2023.

Broadway star and film actor Darren Lee (Hackers/Sisters/Chicago/Guys and Dolls) will play the title role of The King of Siam opposite Helen George, known to millions for the past decade as Trixie in the hit BBC One series Call The Midwife, who will star as Anna Leonowens.

The production will be brought to the stage by an internationally renowned creative team under Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher (South Pacific/My Fair Lady/ To Kill a Mockingbird) and will feature a world-class company of performers and a full-scale orchestra.

The King and I is a sumptuous, timeless romance from the golden age of musicals, adored by the public and critics alike - and boasting one of the finest scores ever written, including Whistle a Happy Tune, Getting to Know You, and Shall We Dance.

Set in 1860s Bangkok, The King and I tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.

*Helen George will perform on Wednesday - Saturday performances

Pictured: The King and I cast from a previous tour production