Dirty Rotten Scoundrels comes to Sheffield

Running at Sheffield Lyceum until Saturday (August 29), the hit musical stars Michael Praed, Noel Sullivan, Carley Stenson and special guest Mark Benton.

It is based on the legendary 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and follows two seasoned swindlers as they attempt to hoodwink a millionaire heiress.  Sophisticated conman Lawrence Jameson’s world comes crashing down with the arrival of larger-than-life Freddy Benson — a conman of an entirely different order.

As the pair go head-to-head in the con of their lives, pulling out all the stops in a bid for the affections of millionaire soap heiress Christine Colgate, little do they know what they’ve let themselves in for. 

Michael Praed, best known for his starring role as Robin Hood in Robin of Sherwood and Prince Michael in Dynasty, plays sophisticated swindler Lawrence.  Noel Sullivan (Hear’Say, Rock of Ages, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) returning to the Lyceum stage, plays street-smart Freddy, with Carley Stenson (Hollyoaks, Shrek — The Musical, Spamalot) as Christine. 

Guest star Mark Benton (Waterloo Road, Strictly Come Dancing, Hairspray) plays side-kick Andre Thibault.