"Summer Strallen. negotiates the show's stickier passages of sentimentality with admirable crispness, has a lovely gift for comedy, and strikes real sparks in the love scenes with Simon Burke's splendid Captain von Trapp, whose rigid grief and icy reserve are melted by Maria's warmth and innocence. And Margaret Preece sings up a storm as the Mother Abbess.This was a glorious production when it first opened. It is even better now that Summer is icumen in" The Daily Telegraph "Connie Fisher triumphs as Maria. Viewers of Britain, you chose well" The Daily Mail

"Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of The Sound Of Music proves he is a musical genius at the peak of his powers - first rate class -go now" Sky News "This was a glorious production when it first opened. It is even better now that Summer is icumen in" Daily Telegraph

Summer Strallen, from Channel 4's hit soap Hollyoaks, stars as Maria in THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the London Palladium. In reality, Summer is no stranger to the West End stage, having been a leading lady in The Drowsy Chaperone, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Boyfriend and Guys and Dolls.

The score for THE SOUND OF MUSIC touches the hearts of all ages and brims over with some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd and of course the glorious title song The Sound of Music.

Please note: Summer Strallen will not perfrom Monday evenings or Wednesday matinees. Aoife Mulholland (also a finalist in 'How do you solve a Problem Like Maria') plays Maria on these days.