EXCLUSIVELine of 義務 星/主役にする Adrian Dunbar shows off his impressive singing 技術s in first-look ビデオ from his debut musical theatre 役割 in new show Kiss Me, Kate

Line of 義務 星/主役にする Adrian Dunbar shows off his impressive singing 技術s in his new musical Kiss Me, Kate.

The 退役軍人 actor, 65, plays 堅い-talking Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC1 演劇, who's 仕事d with eradicating 'bent 巡査s' from the 軍隊.

But the Irishman is also a talented singer and 陳列する,発揮するs his 声の 範囲 in his musical theatre debut, which opens on the West End this summer.

In this 排除的 first-look ビデオ, Adrian is seen belting out show 跡をつける Where Is The Life that Late I Led? と一緒に a big 禁止(する)d, 証明するing he's 平等に comfortable as a crooner as he is an actor.

He 以前 showed off his singing ability on ITV series Ridley, which 空気/公表するd in 2022, but fans will see him in a different light in his 役割 as theatre director Ted Graham in Kiss Me, Kate, the beloved comedy farce, 始める,決める to the soundtrack by 伝説の US 作曲家 Cole Porter, which first ran on Broadway in 1948.

Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar shows off his impressive singing skills in his
 new musical Kiss Me, Kate

Line of 義務 星/主役にする Adrian Dunbar shows off his impressive singing 技術s in his new musical Kiss Me, Kate?

The veteran actor plays tough-talking Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC1 drama, who's tasked with eradicating 'bent coppers' from the force

The 退役軍人 actor plays 堅い-talking Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC1 演劇, who's 仕事d with eradicating 'bent 巡査s' from the 軍隊?

Speaking about his love of singing, Adrian said: 'My mother was a fabulous soprano and I sang a lot as a young boy. I've always had a 発言する/表明する and I've always 手配中の,お尋ね者 to use it.'

He 追加するd: 'I sang a lot of boy soprano stuff and I even won prizes, but then I let it go.

'At the age of 15 I started a country 禁止(する)d with friends, playing music other young people at the time thought was really stupid: Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Hank Snow. I didn't ーするつもりである to be an actor, I was going to be a singer in a 禁止(する)d.'

Adrian has 以前 sang on The Late Late Show in Ireland and in BBC 演劇 Ridley, in which he was also seen playing the piano.

But singing on 行う/開催する/段階 at the Barbican will be a whole new experience for Adrian and he's looking 今後 to showing fans what he's 有能な of.

加える, the 発生地 is 持つ/拘留するs a special place in his heart as it's where his 成し遂げるing career started.

He explained: 'I'm so delighted to be returning to the 行う/開催する/段階 this summer to my spiritual home at the Barbican, where I started my career at The Guildhall School of Music and 演劇, 特に in this Cole Porter classic with the wonderful creative team 含むing Bart Sher and Stephanie J. 封鎖する. Summer 2024 just got a lot brighter.

'There are fabulous songs. The cast are wonderful, so I can only see this 存在 a really joyous 生産/産物. It's going to be a spectacle. It's going to be the blockbuster of the summer.

Adrian has previously sang on The Late Late Show in Ireland and in BBC drama Ridley, in which he was also seen playing the piano

Adrian has 以前 sang on The Late Late Show in Ireland and in BBC 演劇 Ridley, in which he was also seen playing the piano

Singing on stage at the Barbican will be a whole new experience for Adrian and he's looking forward to showing fans what he's capable of

Singing on 行う/開催する/段階 at the Barbican will be a whole new experience for Adrian and he's looking 今後 to showing fans what he's 有能な of

The actor?stars alongside Broadway legend and Tony award winner Stephanie J. Black in the show

The actor?星/主役にするs と一緒に Broadway legend and Tony award 勝利者 Stephanie J. 黒人/ボイコット in the show?

He 追加するd: 'If you watch my TV series Ridley you will know I do some singing in that so it's not やめる the big 移行 you would imagine.

'And I've always loved musicals and have the chance to do this big musical Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican. We're going to 配達する three hours of escapism with Kiss Me, Kate.

'People are going to be able to forget about everything that's going on and have a lot of fun. And when they come out, the world will have changed a little bit for the better.'

Adrian 星/主役にするs と一緒に Broadway legend and Tony award 勝利者 Stephanie J. 黒人/ボイコット in the show.

She plays his character Fred Graham's on-審査する ex-wife Lilli Vanessi who features in his 最新の 生産/産物, the musical 見解/翻訳/版 of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, and the pair 衝突/不一致 on and off 行う/開催する/段階, which is why the show is 法案d as 'is 'a love story about two people who hate each other.'?

The 生産/産物 runs from June 4 to September 14 and is directed by Bartlett Sher, who has 以前 舵輪/支配d The King and I and To Kill A Mockingbird.?

  • For tickets, visit KissMeKateMusical.com?