Eleven years after playing a tiny role in a Dukes Christmas production, Lucas Button has returned to the Lancaster theatre as star of the show.
Now a graduate of London’s Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Lucas will be playing Pinocchio in The Dukes festive production which runs from November 25 to January 7.
And just two weeks after Pinocchio ends, Lucas will be rehearsing with the English National Opera for its production of The Winter’s Tale at the London Coliseum where he will be directed by the Olivier Award-winning actor Rory Kinnear.
So life’s quite a busy stage for the 21-year-old.
“It’s amazing, like coming full circle,” said Lucas. “I started acting in a Dukes Christmas show, have been away at drama school, and now I’ve come back to play Pinocchio.”
Back in 2005, Lucas was one of three boys taking it in turns to play Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol after his dad, Peter Button, a Dukes box office assistant and duty manager, suggested he audition.