Trafalgar Entertainment is delighted to announce that Helen George, best known for playing Trixie in the smash hit BBC1 series Call the Midwife, will star as Anna Leonowens, in the new UK and Ireland tour of The King and I, opening 4 February 2023.

The multi award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I returns to the UK following its critically-acclaimed sold out season at The London Palladium.

Helen George said: “Theatre is my first love, and I am so excited to be returning to the stage for this beautiful, majestic production of The King and I. I was blown away when I saw Bartlett Sher’s staging of this wonderful show, so I can’t wait to work with him and the rest of the creative team to bring this timeless story back to the stage next year.

“Anna is such a strong, passionate and determined character, and I’m going to relish bringing her to life every night, as well as giving audiences all over the UK the chance to see this peerless Broadway and West End musical right on their doorstep.”

The King and I is set to one of the finest scores ever written, including classic songs such as ‘Getting to Know You’, ‘Whistle a Happy Tune’ and ‘Shall We Dance’ – and features a company of over 50 world-class performers alongside a full-scale orchestra.