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Matt Lucas quits West End after ex-partner's suicide

October 6, 2009 11:07
Matt Lucas being interviewed by the BBC’s Jon Sopel at the West London Synagogue to raise funds for the Karen Morris Memorial Trust, continuing the initiative of a student who died from leukaemia

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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Little Britain’s Matt Lucas has left his role in Prick Up Your Ears until further notice after the suicide of his ex-partner Kevin McGee.

Mr McGee, 32, was found hanged at his Edinburgh flat and police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

Mr Lucas had been playing a lead in Prick Up Your Ears, a play based on the life of writer Joe Orton, which opened on the weekend.

Producers have confirmed that understudy Michael Chadwick will take the role until further notice.

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