New cast and extension announced for Harold and Maude

Veteran actress **Sheila Hancock**, who has won both a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award in her lifetime of acting, will be **finishing up her role** as Maude on **Saturday, 31 March 2018.** The award-winning actress will be replaced by the fabulous Australian-born actress, **Linda Marlowe** (*In The Bar of a Tokyo Hotel, Berkoff's Women*). **Bill Milner** will also be wrapping up his role as Harold this Easter weekend and will be replaced by **Patrick Walshe McBride** (*Peer Gynt, Shakespeare and Hathaway*). The rest of the cast will reprise their roles for the show's extension. The dark, romantic comedy follows an unlikely pair: a self-destructive young man who attends funerals just for fun and an elderly bohemian woman. They teach other to see life through different perspectives. [Harold and Maude](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2923/harold-and-maude-tickets.aspx) features design by **Francis O'Connor,** lighting by **Matt Clutterham,** sound by **Andrew Johnson,** costume by **Jonathan Lipman,** composition by **Michael Bruce** and casting by **Stephen Crockett** for David Grindrod Associates. The production is directed by **Thom Southerland** (*Me And Juliet, Parade, Grand Hotel, Mack and Mabel and Titanic*), who is noted for his West End revivals. He won both a WhatsOnStage Award (2014) and an Off West End Award for Best Production for his work on the *Titanic* musical. The 6-week extension with the new cast will begin on **Monday, 2 March 2018.** Now's your last chance to see this fan-favourite production before its **final curtain call on 12 May 2018.** For tickets to see *Harold and Maude* at the [Charing Cross Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/124/charing-cross-theatre.aspx), click [here](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2923/harold-and-maude-tickets.aspx).