New musical Ayla will be performed in a staged concert at Sadler’s Wells’ Lilian Baylis Studio on 21 October, ahead of its full stage debut in Autumn 2024.

Ayla tells the story of a young woman who questions her own traditions and the powers that be, willing to sacrifice everything she holds dear to fight for a better future for her people and the planet, one that will safeguard the natural world and the delicate ecosystem in which they live.

Its central themes of love overcoming adversity, societal injustice, and man’s impact on the natural world have a powerful contemporary resonance.

Directed and choreographed by Eleesha Drennan, the cast includes Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen, West End) as Mohr, Sha Dessi (Tarantino Live, Riverside Studios) as Ayla, and recording artist Arlissa as Sindah. The cast is completed by dancers Jemima Brown and Ru Fisher.

The music, written and arranged by award winning composer Gianluca Cucchiara, with lyrics by award winning lyricist Andrew James Whelan, will be performed by a five-piece live band.

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