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Strictly's Joe McFadden and Donna Air set to join Stacey Dooley and James Buckley in thriller 2:22 A Ghost Story at West End's Gielgud Theatre - to replace Sheridan Smith's axed show


The Strictly Come Dancing star, 48, has been announced as the latest celeb to star in the popular play, taking over the part of Sam, which as previously been played by Hadley Fraser and Tom Felton.

Joe McFadden and Donna Air will return to the West End as Sam and Lauren in award-winning play, 2:22 Ghost Story - as it replaces Sheridan Smith's axed Opening Night show. Written by award-winning writer Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, and directed by Matthew Dunster and Isabel Marr, 2:22 is an adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may, or may not, appear. It will be running for a strictly limited 10-week season at the Gielgud Theatre, after it was revealed Sheridan Smith's West End show Opening Night will finish two months earlier than planned due to terrible reviews.

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