Cast announced for the English language premiere of REBECCA at Charing Cross Theatre

Richard Carson, Lauren Jones and Kara Lane will head the cast for the eagerly anticipated English language premiere of the critically acclaimed musical Rebecca, playing at Charing Cross Theatre from 4 September-18 November.

Based on Daphne Du Maurier’s 1938 novel, by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay, two of the most successful German-language musical theatre creators, Rebecca has already captivated more than two million people worldwide in hugely successful productions in 12 countries and eight languages.

Richard Carson (Les Miserables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) will play Maxim de Winter, alongside Lauren Jones (Bonnie & Clyde) as Second Mrs de Winter, ‘I’, and Kara Lane (The Addams Family, Mary Poppins) as Mrs Danvers.

Completing the cast are Alex James-Ward, Piers Bate, Sarah Harlington, David Breeds, Amanda Minihan, Neil Moors, Nicholas Lumley, Nigel-Joseph Francis, Elliot Swann, Scott McClure, Emily Apps, Melanie Bright, Gail MacKinnon, Tarisha Rommick, James Mateo-Salt, and Rosie Glossop.

Featuring 22 original songs, Rebecca is a gripping thriller full of intrigue and surprises that sticks closely to the original novel. Wealthy Maxim de Winter brings his naïve new wife home to his Cornish estate, Manderley, where the manipulative housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, resents the new wife’s intrusion. She persuades her that she is an unworthy replacement for the first Mrs de Winter, the glamorous and mysterious Rebecca, who perished in a drowning accident, with tragic results...

Rebecca, with an orchestra of 18, will be directed by Alejandro Bonatto, with choreography by Ron Howell, musical supervision by Robert Scott, production design by Nicky Shaw, lighting by David Seldes, sound by Andrew Johnson, projection design by Matt Powell, and casting by Stephen Crockett/Grindrod Burton Casting.

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