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Brenda Edwards, the former X-Factor finalist, will join the cast of We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre from Monday 21 June 2010. Edward’s will play the Killer Queen for a limited 10 weeks, replacing the current queen Mazz Murray. The X-Factor star will then embark on a lengthy UK and international tour of the show starting in December.

Queen guitarist Brian May commented: “We're very happy that, while our wonderful Mazz Murray takes a break to have her baby, Brenda Edwards is to play Killer Queen for us in the Dominion theatre. Brenda is irrepressible, scary, funny and a killer singer. The lot! She delighted audiences on the We Will Rock You tour of Britain last year. I have no doubt that she will Rock the Dominion.”

Edwards’s entered the 2005 X-Factor search which saw Shayne Ward claim the crown. After the success of the show Edward’s was cast as prison guard Mama Morton in the hit musical Chicago. Other credits include Carmen Jones at the Royal Festival Hall and already more than 300 touring performances as Killer Queen under her belt. 

Opening in May 2002, We Will Rock You is the futuristic comedy musical featuring the hits of Queen. Written by Ben Elton, the show is set in a time where music is bland, indistinguishable and devoid of all individuality. Set on the 'Planet Mall', the population is stifling under the rigid control of the Globalsoft Corporation. Musical instruments are forbidden, youth culture is dead, and rock music has become the stuff of legend. But there are a few that set out to change things back to the times of old. Each scene is told with some of the best loved songs of Queen.