Rula Lenska will star in The Frozen Scream, a new production which will open at Wales Millennium Centre before transferring to Birmingham Hippodrome.
Based on a largely forgotten murder-mystery novel, The Frozen Scream brings the chilling tale back to life for the stage. It was written by Olivier-award winning performer and writer Christopher Green and best-selling novelist Sarah Waters.
Rula Lenska has toured extensively both in the UK and abroad. She has appeared in several West End shows, most recently The Vagina Monologues, and recently completed a tour of Pygmalion with Alistair McGowan.
She joined the cast of Coronation Street in 2009 as Claudia Colby but is probably best remembered for her role in the TV series Rock Follies.
She said, “It’s such a joy to be working with my great friend and superb cabaret artist Christopher Green, who asked me to be in this unique piece of theatre, and with one of my favourite authors Sarah Waters. This is such an opportunity to be part of something totally different to anything I have ever done or seen before.”
Directed by Christopher Green, who also performs, The Frozen Scream tells the story of a group of friends stranded in an abandoned lodge in the heart of winter. Attempting to entertain themselves with the tale of Jack Frost, they find that fictional horror slips into reality as events escalate in unexpected ways.
The Frozen Scream will première at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff from 11 until 20 December before transferring to Birmingham Hippodrome from 7 until 17 January.