'Chalky' for Hairspray

Published: 27 July 2012
Reporter: David Upton

Mark BentonMark Benton, best known as Chalky in BBC's Waterloo Road, will lead the cast of award-winning musical comedy Hairspray when the UK and Ireland tour officially opens at The Lowry next February.

Benton is one of the country's most loved and recognisable television actors with roles in programmes as diverse as Early Doors, Eureka Street, Catterick, Second Coming, City Lights, Booze Cruise, Land Girls, and The Street.

On stage he has appeared at the National Theatre, the Old Vic, the Lyric Hammersmith, the Donmar Warehouse, the Royal Court and the RSC.

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