Simon Russell Beale leads the cast of Privates On Parade, Peter Nichols’ award-winning comedy set against the murderous backdrop of the Malaysian campaign at the end of World War II.

Privates On Parade follows Private Steven Flowers who is posted to the Song and Dance Unit in South East Asia. Serving under the flamboyant Captain Terri Dennis, he discovers it takes more than just a uniform to become a man.

Playing the cross-dressing Captain Dennis whose performances of Marlene Dietrich, Vera Lynn and Carmen Miranda form the centrepiece of the comedy, multi Olivier Award-winner Beale is a regular on the London stage, appearing most recently in Timon Of Athens and Collaborators at the National Theatre.

Privates On Parade is playing as part of the newly formed Michael Grandage Company’s first season, which also sees Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw take to the stage in Peter And Alice, Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple Of Inishmaan, Sheridan Smith and David Walliams in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Jude Law in Henry V.

The Michael Grandage Company is offering over 200 £10 tickets for every performance with over 100,000 across the entire season.