Michelle Gomez: Doctor Who star steps down from Old Vic’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest for ‘personal reasons’
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Scottish actor Michelle Gomez has stepped down from playing the formidable and villainous Nurse Ratched in the London stage adaptation of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest for “personal reasons”. The actor, 59, best known for her work on shows such as Green Wing, Doctor Who and Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, had been due to star in a “bold new staging” of Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest running at The Old Vic theatre through April and May. Directed by Clint Dyer, the production was initially led by Gomez, who is married to actor Jack Davenport, along with Hamilton star and Olivier winner Giles Terera and The Morning Show’s Aaron Pierre. Gomez will no longer appear in the production (Getty) But on Monday (23 March), one week out from previews beginning on 1 April, The Old …
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