Full casting has been announced for the New Vic Theatre's magical retelling of much-loved classic, Beauty and the Beast, running from 26 November 2021 to 29 January 2022.

Directed by New Vic Artistic Director Theresa Heskins, this production will bring together the creative team behind previous New Vic shows: The Prince and the Pauper, The Borrowers and Treasure Island. Following in the tradition of the New Vic’s hugely successful festive productions, this adaptation of Beauty and The Beast has sought inspiration from the original versions of the tale to retell this magical story in the New Vic’s unique style.

Creating the characters on stage are a talented company of actors, featuring faces new and familiar to the theatre-in-the-round, including Rhyanna Alexander-Davis (Mischief Movie Night In) as Nigella; Bella Band (Young Dracula) as Mechanical/Ensemble; Danielle Bird (The Worst Witch) as Goblin Queen; Jonathan Charles (Peter Pan in Scarlet) as Wheeliam; Lucinda Freeburn (As You Like It) as Mechanical/Musician/Ensemble; Polly Lister (The Worst Witch) as Warrior Queen; Frederik Pahus making his professional debut as Mechanical; Nicholas Richardson (Astley’s Astounding Adventures) as the Beast; Solaya Sang (Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens) as Prunella; and Rhiannon Skerritt (Stranger Things, Secret Cinema) as Bella. 

Enchanting audiences with his violin playing, Farhaan Shah will complete the company as Musician and Show Musical Director following his previous appearances at the New Vic in Coppelia – A Mystery, The Prince and the Pauper and Astley’s Astounding Adventures.

Artistic Director Theresa Heskins said: “Bringing new life to these classic stories is absolutely what we’re about at the New Vic.  I enjoyed discovering the original version of Beauty and the Beast to create this new version for our in-the-round stage. It’s a story about kindness; about love; about not judging people based on outward appearances: themes that feel apt for this time. And it’s about magic, which is exciting to me as a director.”

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