Michelle Gomez Leaves London Production Of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Michelle Gomez

Michelle Gomez will no longer be starring in a new London production of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest due to undisclosed “personal reasons”.

The former Doctor Who star had been cast as the villainous Nurse Ratched in the Old Vic’s new revival of Dale Wasserman’s play, which will also star Aaron Pierre and Olivier winner Giles Terera .

However, on Monday, the theatre confirmed that Michelle had withdrawn from the production, performances of which are due to get underway on Wednesday 1 April.