Jennifer Ellison
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Jennifer Ellison and Tracy-Ann Oberman will join the cast of the West End hit Boeing-Boeing on 1 October.
Ellison will replace Amy Nuttall in the role of American air hostess Gloria, while Oberman will replace Doon Mackichan as German air hostess Gretchen. They are two of the three women, all air hostesses, who are being juggled by Parisian architect Bernard.
[AD]Ellison is best known for playing Emily in Channel 4’s long-running Brookside. She has also appeared in New Street Law and Hotel Babylon. In the West End, she has played Roxie Hart in Chicago. Her film work includes appearances in The Cottage and The Phantom of the Opera. Oberman is best known for starring in EastEnders, in which she played the murdering wife of Den Watts. Other TV credits include Sorted, Doctor Who, Where The Heart Is, Happiness and Kiss Me Kate. Her theatre credits include Edmond for the National Theatre, The Oak Tree and School Play for Soho Theatre, Loot and Saturday, Sunday and Monday both for Chichester Festival Theatre, Love for Love for Hampstead Theatre and The Changeling, The Beggar’s Opera and Macbeth for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her film work include The Early Days, Killing Time and Hope Machine.
The current cast includes Adrian Dunbar, Mackichan, Nuttall, Rhea Perlman, Elena Roger and Neil Stuke. Kevin McNally will play Bernard from 3-29 September.