Neighbors stars Ian Smith and Anne Charleston reunite for a nostalgic show in Melbourne ahead of the series reboot
Iconic Neighbors stars Ian Smith and Anne Charleston will reunite in Melbourne on Sunday for the final episode of Neighbours: The Celebration Tour, a nostalgic live show featuring performances by beloved cast members.
The pair played lovebirds Harold and Madge for years, and previously reunited for the Neighbors finale last July, where Anne, 80, played the ghost of her late character.
Other cast members who will take the stage at the concert include Alan Fletcher, Lucinda Cowden, April Rose Pengilly, Tim Kano and Annie Jones.
Alan Fletcher, who is Dr. Karl Kennedy said they will pay homage to the soap’s past and future when they perform their last show at Hamer Hall on April 16.
“We are privileged to have Anne Charleston and Ian Smith and the wonderful Tim Kano to bring a more recent perspective to the show,” he told the Announce sun.
Iconic Neighbors stars Ian Smith and Anne Charleston, 80, (pictured together) reunite on stage in Melbourne on Sunday for the final performance of the series’ Celebration Tour
The pair played lovebirds Harold and Madge Bishop and had previously reunited for the July finale last year, where Anne played the ghost of her deceased character.
The cast toured the UK last month with Neighbours: The Celebration Show to sold-out houses.
It comes ahead of the resumption of filming on the show on Monday in Melbourne, following its initial axing last year, after Amazon Freevee agreed to fund the production.
More than 2,000 people bought tickets for Neighbours: The Celebration Show for its debut at the London Palladium on March 14, where the actors shared behind-the-scenes stories and archive footage.
Journalist Jennifer Hansen, who is married to series veteran Alan Fletcher, posted a photo to Instagram showing the star’s lineup backstage for their curtain call.
The cast toured the UK last month with Neighbours: The Celebration Show to sold-out houses
Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy), Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson), Ryan Moloney (Toadie Rebecchi), Annie Jones (Jane Harris) and April Rose Pengilly (Chloe Brennan) appeared on stage to reprise their roles in the Channel 10 original show. discuss.
The group laughed in front of the famous backstage mirror, which has been there since the theater was built in 1910.
‘Hundreds of legendary artists have all posed here before taking the stage… what a night! A standing ovation and a thunderous round of applause,” Jennifer wrote.
The original Neighbors series was canceled in March 2022, but its revival will be announced in November.
In a mid-November press release, Fremantle Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Greg Woods, said the writers would begin developing new storylines immediately.
Tim Kano, Georgie Stone, Rebekah Elmaloglou and Annie Jones (all pictured) have been confirmed to reprise their roles in Neighbours, which is being rebooted by Amazon Freevee