Ben Elton is set to star in Queen musical We Will Rock You this summer.

He will be making his stage acting debut as 'The Rebel Leader' character at the London Coliseum shows.

The rock theatrical, which was written and directed by Elton and features the hit songs of Queen, returns to London 21 years after it first exploded into the West End for a strictly limited 12-week season, running from 2nd June to 27th August.

He says: "I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the incredible London Coliseum cast in the role of The Rebel Leader. The character is a massive Queen fan, rock tragic and general old fart who still plays air guitar to his bedroom mirror - so basically I'm perfect for the role! My ambition is to nail all the laughs and not mess up my song."

Co-starring with Elton in this new run will be Brenda Edwards (Chicago / Hairspray) as Killer Queen, having previously played the role in the UK tour and the record-breaking Dominion Theatre run and Lee Mead (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang / Wicked) who will play Khashoggi.

Tickets are available now from sites including Ticketmaster

(Ben Elton will not perform on Mondays during July and August)