David Tennet and Michael Sheen Team Up Again for the BBC Lockdown Comedy STAGED
Good Omens stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen are teaming up again for a new lockdown comedy being produced by the BBC titled Staged. The two actors will play the cast of a furloughed West End theatre production during the coronavirus pandemic.
The story follows the cast as “they try to keep rehearsals on track during lockdown, with their efforts often bordering on the absurd and the humorous.”
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore said in a statement:
“It’s so important that the BBC provides moments of humor and light relief and this mischievous idea shows what great sports Michael and David are.”
Tennant and Sheen will be joined by Tennant’s wife Georgia Tennant, as well as Lucy Eaton and Anna Lundberg, along with additional guest stars who have yet to be revealed.
Staged was created by Simon Evans and Phin Glynn, with Glynn writing and directing the series. The show will premiere next month on BBC One and will be available as a box-set on iPlayer. It will be filmed following government guidelines on safety and social distancing.