Harry and Meghan make stage debut as gruesome puppets for Spitting Image
By Mike Bedigan, PA Los Angeles Correspondent
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made their stage debut as gruesome puppets in new theatrical production Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World.
Harry and Meghan featured alongside other famous faces including Britain's King Charles, rapper Stormzy and Tom Cruise at the show’s world premiere on Tuesday.
Co-written by comedians Sean Foley, Matt Forde and Al Murray, the production is being staged at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
It sees world famous celebrities thrown together, with Hollywood star Cruise tasked by Charles with saving Great Britain.
Other satirical puppets included on the show’s roster include climate activist Greta Thunberg and Sir Ian McKellen as well as former and current members of the Government.
Some puppets are more exaggerated than others, with ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel depicted as a bat-like creature.
Spitting Image co-creator Roger Law previously announced the show was heading for London’s West End with a production about Boris Johnson tentatively titled The Liar King, although this has not yet come to fruition.
The popular sketch show, featuring puppets of well-known figures, made its return on BritBox in September 2021 following its revival in 2020 for the first time in 24 years.
It originally ran for 18 series between 1984 and 1996 and was watched by 15 million viewers in its prime.
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image Saves the World, Live on Stage is presented by Avalon and Birmingham Rep.
