Emma Kingston & Waylon Jacobs to star in The Last Five Years at The Minack this September

Casting been announced for the brand new production of The Last Five Years, which will play outdoors at the outstanding Minack Theatre in Cornwall, from 15–19 September.

Emma Kingston (Evita, In The Heights, Les Miserables) will play the role of aspiring actress Cathy and Waylon Jacobs (Hamilton, Memphis, Ragtime) will play Jamie, an enthusiastic writer with success just around the corner.

The production’s set and lighting designer, Andrew Exeter, was recently announced as one of the nominees for The Stage Debut Awards for Best Designer (Lighting) for his work on High Fidelity at The Turbine Theatre. 

This new production is produced by David Jenkins for Brilliant Theatre in association with Chris Passey and Ben MacSkimming.

David Jenkins said: “We’re delighted to be able to bring the West End to Cornwall during such a difficult time for our industry. We are incredibly lucky to have been able to assemble an incredible creative and production team to bring this emotional and complex musical to life in one of most stunning venues in the world. It has been a dream of mine for 8 years to produce a professional production on that iconic granite stage.”

The creative team is lead with direction from Omar F. Okai (Ruthless, Purlie, Five Guys Named Moe Frankfurt,  set and lighting design by Andrew Exeter (High Fidelity, Once On This Island), musical direction by Leo Munby (Gypsy, Dogfight) with associate designer Natalia Alvarez (Debut Festival, Paperboy) and assistant director Rebecca Wicking (Hair, A Tale of Two Cities and Rent).

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