Let them eat cake: First-look pictures at brand-new musical

First-look pictures have been released of rehearsals for brand-new musical, Cake, which is set to run at The Lowry.

The musical, come gig, come ballet features some of the most exciting faces in modern British theatre.

Cake combines music with 18th century France to retell a story that sparked a revolution. When Marie Antoinette married King Louis, her reputation was already tarnished by gossip. But when she is implicated in a crime to defraud the crown jewellers of a diamond necklace, it is not just her reputation at stake, but the monarchy and France itself.

Cake is co-commissioned by The Lowry, where it will play from Tuesday 28^th March to Saturday 1^st April.

Fresh from her run as Mary Poppins on the West End, Zizi Strallen (she/her) stars as Marie Antoinette, with Renée Lamb (she/her), Catherine of Aragon from the original cast of SIX, starring as Jeanne.

The cast is completed by B Terry (they/them) as Nicole, Travis Ross (he/him) as Cardinal with Ope Sowande (he/him) and Megan Bryony Gibbs (she/her) as the ensemble and Lukas Hunt (he/him) and Amie Hibbert (she/her) as swings.

Cake comes to The Lowry from Tuesday 28^th March to Saturday 1^st April.