Mary Poppins on Crack

If there's anyone who knows his way around a spoonful of sugar -- or some similar white powdery substance -- it's Pete Doherty, so we're not altogether taken aback by word that the folks behind an upcoming Disney homage chose the often-incarcerated, never-duplicated rocker to represent Mary Poppins in the stage show.

Doherty will take a crack -- no pun intended -- at the classic 'Chim Chim Cheree' for the Hal Willner-curated 'Forest of No Return' event, which is to take place next weekend in London.

The show, which will also feature appearances by Nick Cave, Beth Orton and Shane McGowan -- the latter of whom will, if luck holds out, be able to draw on his own experience by crooning his way through a D-T-laced version of 'Pink Elephants on Parade.'

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