David Tennant, Michael Sheen to Star in BBC One’s Lockdown Comedy ‘Staged’
“Staged” turns on the cast of a play, described as the cream of British acting talent, who, furloughed when their upcoming West End production comes to a halt, attempt to keep rehearsals on track despite lockdown, BBC announced Friday.
“It’s so important that the BBC provides moments of humor and light relief and this mischievous idea shows what great sports Michael and David are,” said Charlotte Moore, director BBC Content, who commissioned the show.Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman, Kristin Scott Thomas Start Production on Alan Bennett's 'Talking Heads' For BBC
“Staged” is based on an original idea by British theater director Simon Evans and Infinity Hill producer-partner Phin Glynn, and written and directed by Evans. Evans directed Orlando Bloom in “Killer Joe” in the West End; his most recent play was “A Day in the Death of Joe Egg,” starring Toby Stephens. He is working with Infinity Hill on his feature debut “Hunters in the Dark,” adapting the Lawrence Osborne novel, which was due to go into production this Spring but stymied by COVID-19.
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