Casting has been announced for epic, original musical JULIE: The Musical which plays at The Other Palace from 12-30 June.

Taking on the titular character is Sam Kearney-Edwardes (Tit Swingers, MTFestUK 2024), alongside Zachary Pang (Spring Awakening, Pangdemonium Theatre Company) as d’Albert, and Melinda Orengo (Police Cops: The Musical, Edinburgh Fringe and Southwark Playhouse) as Marie. They are joined on stage by the multi-talented writer and composer of the musical, Abey Bradbury (Tit Swingers, MTFestUK 2024), who will portray Thevenard.

Worshipped opera singer, renowned swordswoman, flaming bisexual… Julie D’Aubigny is the 17th century queer icon you’ve probably never heard of.

In this original musical from Le Gasp! Productions, Julie’s determination to transcend 17th century ideals prevails in a queer-lead show that celebrates nonconformity and unapologetic chaos. With characters played by all genders, multiple musical genres and no set instrumentation, JULIE is paving the way to a new era of musical theatre; one that champions accessibility and inclusivity in every way.

Audiences are guided back in time by Julie herself, spilling the trials and tribulations of being the first ever recorded, openly bisexual, woman. JULIE tells endless, riotous (and mostly factual) tales that include seducing nuns, duelling multiple men at once, burning down convents, being bribed by royalty, and innovating Opera. Through a life of rule breaking and trendsetting, Julie D’Aubigny forged her own path through a world of strict social boundaries, bucking the trends of anything and anyone who came before her.

As a queer, non-binary and autistic creative, Abey Bradbury’s first ever full-length musical is ambitious and scrappy; bursting at the seams with live music, comedy, tap dancing sword fights, twerking nuns and kazoo choruses. It celebrates the extraordinary life of this 17th century icon. It celebrates queerness. But most of all, it celebrates carving a place for yourself in a world not built for you.

Book and Lyrics writer and composer, Abey Bradbury, said: “It feels a bit bizarre to be writing this if I'm honest - 3 years ago I had just finished researching this French-Opera-Singing Sword-Fighting-Bisexual and was picking out melodies on a tiny 32 key midi keyboard, and now it's back again for the third time by very popular demand. JULIE: The Musical is loud and joyous and very much here! I hope everyone finds something for them in this story of one of history's most chaotic characters, and that we’ve made something as authentic and unapologetic as Julie was - and mostly that we’ve made something Julie herself would be proud of.”

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