The timeless love story, GHOST the musical, takes to the stage of Cardiff’s New theatre next week, starring Sarah Harding from Girls aloud and Andrew Moss from popular TV series Hollyoaks and Doctors.

Walking back to their apartment one night, Sam and Molly are mugged, leaving Sam murdered on a dark street.

Sam is trapped as a ghost between this world and the next and unable to leave Molly who he learns is in grave danger. With the help of a phony storefront psychic, Oda Mae Brown, Sam tries to communicate with Molly in the hope of saving and protecting her.

Written by multi Brit-Award winner Dave Stewart and Grammy award winning Glen Ballard, with a script by Bruce Joel Rubin based on his Oscar-winning screenplay, GHOST brings all the romance and magic of the classic story to life with stunning music and illusions.

Andrew Moss recently discussed his role on the show as Sam.

How exciting is it to be doing Ghost - The Musical?

"So exciting! I did a few things just after I left college but nothing of note so this is my first treading of the boards since then.

"I’m so excited but it’s also a bit nerve-wracking – not the idea of performing in front of an audience but because it’s such an iconic role. Patrick Swayze’s shoes are big shoes to fill, for sure, and my mate Richard Fleeshman did Sam in the original West End production and he was amazing too.

"So there’s a bit of pressure but we’ve not gone for a carbon copy of either the West End or Broadway versions."

What’s your take on Sam?

"He’s deeply in love with his girlfriend Molly [Sarah Harding] but like any guy at that age he’s scared of commitment and stuff.

"He knows she’s the love of his life and he wants to spend the rest of his life with her but it’s hard for him to say three words like ‘I love you’ or ‘Let’s get married’ out loud.

"He’s a lovely guy and he loves her, then when he dies his thing is about connecting back to Molly and seeking vengeance from his best mate who ultimately killed him.

"It’s an emotional rollercoaster, then there are all the comedy scenes with Oda Mae Brown [Jacqui Dubois] as well, so I have to thread through the journey of him being a lovable character at the beginning, then it goes dark after he dies, he’s seeking vengeance and trying to tell Molly he loves her whilst having a bit of fun with Oda Mae as well. He’s a tricky character [laughs] especially playing him dead."

Is he someone you can relate to?

"I’d like to hope I’m a loveable, nice guy. I hope there’s a bit of me in that and I hope if somebody killed me I’d seek vengeance. [Laughs] So he’s just like me.

"He’s a general nice guy who wants a wife, friends, a nice place and a good job. He’s striving to do the best he can in life without hurting anyone, even if he does work as a banker."

How is it having Sarah Harding as your Molly?

"I knew they were going after someone starry and me and my mates had bets on who it could be, then they told me it was Sarah Harding – which is amazing.

"It’s funny because on Hollyoaks you’d meet a girl on the Monday and by the Wednesday you’d be doing the bedroom scenes, taking all our clothes off, so I’m kind of used to all that.

"When Sarah came in it was like ‘Hey, how are you?’ and then the script required us to kiss pretty much straight away, which was more awkward for her than it was for me, but we’ve got a nice level playing field now and we’re comfortable with each other. It’s been fun getting to know each other."

Catch Ghost The Musical from October 17 to 22 Visit newtheatrecardiff.co.uk for details.