Employees at the West End branch of the restaurant now sing showtunes for customers. Will it lead to empty chairs at empty tables?
Charlotte Chalkey and Aaron Rahn have only recently graduated from drama school, yet already they are both starring in the West End of London. They are performing on Shaftesbury Avenue but they are not appearing in Les Misérables or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
They are working at the latest branch of the fast-food chain Leon and, while their job is to prepare and serve food, they are also singing for their supper. Everyone in the branch is a would-be musical theatre star and they serve up songs from Follies, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz and other shows, along with fish finger wraps and superfood salads.
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