Busted/Fightstar frontman Charlie Simpson has signed up for next year's travelling production of Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds, based on H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi tale about invaders from Mars.
Simpson will take on the role of The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist for the tour, a part previously played by Take That's Gary Barlow, Westlife's Brian McFadden and Wet Wet Wet's Marti Pellow.
Jeff Wayne says, “I’m happy that I can now announce our last new cast member – Charlie Simpson of Busted and Fightstar fame, who has both a wonderful voice and physical presence that will grace the stage in our coming The Spirit of Man tour as The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist.”
“When Jeff Wayne called to ask whether I wanted to perform the role of The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist in his next arena tour, I knew I had to rise to the challenge,” Simpson says in a statement announcing his role. “Who wouldn’t want to battle against the Martians?”
