Lanarkshire student nurse set for spooky role with theatre show

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A Croftfoot student nurse is set for a spooky switch from her day job - with a role in a Lanarkshire theatre production of the Addams Family.Melissa Hemmingsley, 20, is also a performer and dancer with Eros Musical Society, who are set to return for their first post covid show at the East Kilbride Village Theatre next week.They'll be adapting the stage version of the much loved spooky and kooky family, who are familiar to many through numerous films, cartoons and a 1960s TV show.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I've been with Eros several years now and the group are so lovely. Everyone's so supportive there and I'm looking forward to the Addams Family."I've known the musical and I've seen the cartoon film, so it should be a fun on to do onstage.

And Melissa, who stays in Croftfoot, admitted that it's a bit of a change from her studies. She added: "It's completely different!