Casting announced for UK tour of THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Photo credit: Ellie Kurttz
Initial casting has been announced today for the stage adaptation of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, which will tour later this year.
Ammar Duffus will play eldest Pevensie child Peter, with Shaka Kalokoh as Edmund, Robyn Sinclair as Susan and Karise Yansen as Lucy. The role of Aslan will be played by Chris Jared, with Jez Unwin playing the role of Mr Tumnus, Sam Buttery as Mr Beaver and Michael Ahomka-Lindsay as Maugrim.
The cast also includes Oliver Bingham, Kate Parr, Grace Wylde, Johnson Willis, Rachel Dawson, Oliver Grant, Matthew James Hinchliffe, Sophie Naglik, Anthony Starr, Tash Holway and Brad Veitch.
Further casting, including that of the Wicked Witch, is yet to be announced.
The tour will be directed by Michael Fentiman, with set and costume design by Tom Paris, composition by Benji Bower, additional composition and musical supervision by Barnaby Race, choreography by Shannelle ‘Tali’ Fergus, lighting by Jack Knowles, sound by Ian Dickinson and Gareth Tucker for Autograph, puppetry direction by Toby Olié, puppetry design by Max Humphries, aerial direction by Gwen Hales, illusions by Chris Fisher, and musical direction by Toby Higgins.
Producer Chris Harper said: “C.S. Lewis wrote "they open a door and enter a world” and this is what every child imagines and dreams about. This is exactly why we’re thrilled to be able to bring this incredible new version of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe on a tour of the UK in time for Christmas 2021. Following a record breaking success at the Leeds Playhouse and the Bridge Theatre in London, the Pevensie children will travel from Narnia to venues across the UK and Ireland.
”It has been a challenging time for all of us, but we can’t wait for children and adults alike to join us on this truly magical journey through the wardrobe.”
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will open at the Curve Leicester on 2 November 2021 before visiting Aylesbury, Southampton, Sunderland, Salford, Cardiff, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Canterbury, Plymouth, Glasgow, Birmingham, Dublin, Woking and Norwich.
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