Tikaram is regal in musical The King and I
RODGERS and Hammerstein’s musical, The King and I, runs at Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre from May 22-26, and stars Ramon Tikaram as the King of Siam. Tikaram, whose career has included playing Qadim Shah in the TV soap opera, EastEnders, says the touring production is lavish “but not over-laden. It’s cleverly and economically done but with great style. There are massive gold Buddhas on stage and the costumes are gorgeous.”
The heart-warming story of the British governess brought to the court of Siam to teach the king’s children is told through drama, and melodies such as Shall We Dance, I Whistle a Happy Tune and Getting to Know You. It’s based on the 1944 novel, Anna and the King of Siam, by Margaret Landon. The source of the story is the memoir of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s.
