Nick Mohammed is named as host of The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal West End show

Comedian Nick Mohammed will take on the role of the host in the new stage show The Traitors – Acts Of Betrayal at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London.The Ted Lasso actor, 45, was a contestant on The Celebrity Traitors where he reached the final but lost to fellow comedian Alan Carr.In the video, Winkleman says: “Nick Mohammed, you stand before me.“You have been chosen to take this game to the West End.“Eight shows a week, no retakes, no edits, no mercy.”The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman formally swore Mohammed in during a video filmed at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands (Euan Cherry)She then pronounces him a Traitors host and hands him a cloak.At the end of the clip, she jokingly says: “I’m out of a job.”Written by John Finnemore and directed by Robert Hastie, The Traitors – Acts Of Betrayal is a cycle of five new plays, each playing out an entire game of The Traitors, traitors chosen, players banished and murdered, a winner crowned, in one evening.Nick Mohammed said: “At first, I didn’t want to believe that a series of fictional plays based on The Traitors could ever contain as many brilliant twists and turns as the real thing – or be quite as compelling.“But John Finnemore has crafted an absolute masterpiece: a cycle of five plays that are each as funny as they are moving, and of course, deeply, deeply unpredictable!“And under the direction of the brilliant Robert Hastie, I couldn’t be more delighted to be joining such an original and wildly ambitious show.“To take on Claudia’s role, as it were, is not just a privilege but a real challenge as an actor – I simply don’t have enough hair! But I will do my utmost not to disappoint.“Either way, this time round, I promise not to let down the whole nation right at the very end. Now let the game begin…”The stage production begins previews from May 11, 2027, with opening night on June 8, 2027 (Euan Cherry)The production also does something television cannot: it answers the question of who would have won if different players had been chosen as the Traitors.Read MoreFrom Monday to Friday the story begins identically but takes five different paths.Characters banished or murdered early in one version emerge victorious in another.On Saturdays the audience decides who will wear the cloak, and their choice determines which of the five plays unfolds that day.The stage production begins previews from May 11 2027, with opening night on June 8 2027.Tickets are on sale now at thetraitorsonstage.com.