Alison Hammond visits West End to watch This Morning co-star Dermot O’Leary narrate Bleak Expectations play

Alison Hammond visited the Criterion Theatre in London’s West End this Thursday (11 May) to watch her This Morning co-star perform on stage. Dermot O’Leary is currently narrating the Bleak Expectations play for just one week until Sunday (14 May).

Alison, 47, attended the production with family, including her son Aiden, 18. The two posed for selfies uploaded to the brummie presenter’s Instagram story.

She also posted a picture after the show with Dermot himself. She captioned the post: “Thanks for a wonderful night so funny 😂”.

Just after his first performance as the show’s narrator, Dermot posted to Instagram to announce his role in the production. He explained he didn’t make the announcement sooner as he was nervous and wanted to get the first show done before telling his followers. 

He captioned the post: “So, I appear to have tripped and somehow fallen onto the West End stage for a week…Luckily, I’ve got a wonderful cast & crew to hold my hand as I narrate the brilliant Dickensian parody - ‘Bleak Expectations’ at The Criterion theatre for one week only. (This week in fact. Until Sunday.)

“Not gonna lie: am a tiny bit nervous, so wanted to get a night under my belt before I uttered a word about it. If you come, I hope you enjoy.”

It’s good to be terrified once in a while x”.

The X-Factor presenter is part of a star-studded line-up of celebs who will all take turns narrating the show for one week each. This includes Sue Perkins, Lee Mack, Jo Brand, and Stephen Fry.

The production, based on Mark Evans’ iconic radio-series, will run up until the 3rd of September 2023. Tickets for the show at London’s Criterion Theatre can be purchased online from a range of vendors.