Cast announced for West End premiere of THE CHOIR OF MAN
Producers of international hit The Choir of Man have announced casting for its West End premiere, which previews at the Arts theatre from 29 October.
The cast includes Tom Brandon (original cast member of The Choir of Man, The Beautiful Game) as the Hard Man, Miles Anthony Daley (Thriller Live) as the Romantic, Daniel Harnett (worldwide tour and Sydney Opera House production of The Choir of Man, Witches of Eastwick) as the Joker, Alistair Higgins (US Tour, Cleveland residency and performed three times at Sydney Opera House in The Choir of Man) as the Maestro, Freddie Huddleston (original cast member of The Choir of Man, including US Tour, Edinburgh and Sydney Opera House, and the show’s choreographer, making his West End debut) as the Handyman, Richard Lock (Edinburgh, Sydney Opera House and US Tour of The Choir of Man) as the Beast, Mark Loveday (original cast member of The Choir of Man, including US Tour, Edinburgh and Sydney Opera House, making his West End debut) as the Barman, Ben Norris (The Archers, making his West End debut) as the Poet and Tyler Orphé-Baker (The Railway Children) as the Pub Bore.
Completing the West End cast are Matt Beveridge (US Tour and Sydney Opera House production of The Choir of Man) and George Bray (Sydney Opera House, European Tour, Cleveland residency of The Choir of Man).
The band features Jack Hartigan as guitarist, Zami Jamil will play the violin, Emanuel Bonsu as drummer and Caleb Wilson as bassist.
The Choir of Man is the best trip to your local you'll ever have, featuring amazing reinventions of folk, pop, Broadway and rock chart-toppers from artists including Guns ‘N’ Roses, Fun!, Adele, Avicii, Paul Simon, Sia and many more. It’s a party, it’s a concert and it’s a lock-in like no other.
The cast of nine multi-talented guys combine beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs with world-class tap dance and poetic meditations on the power of community. This is a riotously feel-good homage to that gathering place we’ve all missed so much over the past year: the pub, complete with a real working bar on stage.
The Choir of Man is created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay, directed by Nic Doodson, with musical supervision, vocal arrangements and orchestrations by Jack Blume, movement direction and choreography by Freddie Huddleston, monologues written by Ben Norris, set design by Oli Townsend, lighting by Richard Dinnen, costumes and associate set design by Verity Sadler, and sound by Sten Severson.
The show is currently booking to 13 February 2022. Tickets are now on sale here.
