Photo Flash: Miranda Hart-Starring ANNIE Opens In The West End
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Last night, Nikolai Foster's revival of Annie opened at the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End. The production stars Miranda Hart as Miss Hannigan, Alex Bourne as Daddy Warbucks, Holly Dale Spencer as Grace Farrell, Jonny Fines as Rooster and Djalenga Scott as Lily.
The title role of Annie is shared by Madeleine Haynes, 13-years old from Hadley Wood, Barnet, Lola Moxom, 12-years old from Rochester, Kent andRuby Stokes, 12-years old from Hampshire. They're joined by three teams of young performers who will play the girls in Miss Hannigan's orphanage. Amber, a four-year-old Labradoodle, plays Annie's dog Sandy.
Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan's orphanage. Her luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie's search for her true family...
Celebrity guests included Alexandra Burke, Tom Ellis, Helen George, Sarah Hadland, Nigel Harman, Patricia Hodge, Gary Kemp, Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse, Bill Nighy, Graham Norton, John Partridge, Sally Phillips and David Walliams.
See opening night pictures below by Ana Maria Wiggins for BroadwayWorld and Craig Sugden, and production pictures by Paul Coltas
The company of Annie
The company of Annie
Paul Zerdin and guest
Oti Mabuse
Oti Mabuse
Nigel Harman
Mary Portas
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Sarah Hadland, Patricia Hodge, Miranda Hart and Tom Ellis
Sally Phillips, Patricia Hodge and Sarah Hadland
Patricia Hodge and Tom Ellis
Patricia Hodge and Christopher Biggins
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Madeleine Haynes, Nikolai Foster, Ruby Stokes and Lola Moxom
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Madeleine Haynes, Lola Moxom and Ruby Stokes
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Madeleine Haynes, Alex Bourne, Ruby Stokes and Lola Moxom
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Lola Moxom and Dominique Moore
Kathleen Williams, David Walliams and Diana Hart
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Diana, Alice, Miranda and David Hart
David, Alice and Diana Hart
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Alex Bourne, Ruby Stokes and Miranda Hart
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Alex Bourne, David Ian, Ruby Stokes, Miranda Hart and Michael Harrison
John Partridge and guest
John Partridge and guest
Helen George
Graham Norton
Gary Kemp and guest
Esther Rantzen
Edith Bowman
Dr Christian Jesson
Don Black and guest
Christopher Biggins
Bill Nighy
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke
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Alex Bourne (Daddy Warbucks), Ruby Stokes (Annie), Russell Wilcox (Franklin D. Roosevert)
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Djalenga Scott (Lily), Jonny Fines (Rooster) and Miranda Hart (Miss Hannigan)
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Miranda Hart (Miss Hannigan) with the Orphans
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Ruby Stokes (Annie) and Amber (Sandy)
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Miranda Hart (Miss Hannigan)
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Miranda Hart (Miss Hannigan)
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Ruby Stokes (Annie) and Miranda Hart (Miss Hannigan)
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Ruby Stokes (Annie) and Alex Bourne (Daddy Warbucks)
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