Tracy-Ann Oberman, Janie Dee, Tyrone Huntley & more join line-up for Bard From The Barn series three

The Barn Theatre and Aaron Sidwell have announced the cast and creative team for their third and final series of their re-imagined Shakespeare series, Bard From The Barn.

The five-week series will see an array of West End and TV stars perform re-imagined takes on Shakespeare’s iconic characters set within the realm of modern day lockdown.

The full cast of Bard From The Barn Series 3 is: Tricia Adele-Turner (Dear Evan Hansen), Samuel Barnett (The History Boys, Twenty Twelve), Seraphina Beh (EastEnders, Quiz), Lucy Benjamin (EastEnders), Ryan Bennett (Jersey Boys, Daddy Long Legs), Tom Chapman (Twelfth Night, King John), Janie Dee (Follies, A Little Night Music), Lorna Fitzgerald (EastEnders), Sam Harrison (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera), Matt Houlihan (Uncle Vanya, Macbeth), Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar, Dreamgirls), Max Hutchinson (The Woman in Black, The 39 Steps), Cora Kirk (A Monster Calls, Emilia), Abigail Matthews (The Butterfly Lion), Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, After Life), Alex Phelps (Twelfth Night, Hamet), Matt Ray Brown (Henry V, The Inheritance), Aaron Sidwell (Wicked, EastEnders), Adam Sopp (Henry V, Grange Hill), Annabel Terry (Swallows and Amazons, Macbeth), Maanuv Thiara (Approaching Empty, Hamlet), Sarah Waddell (Henry V, Hand to God), Jasper William Cartwright (The Butterfly Lion, War Horse), Emma Williams (Half A Sixpence, Mrs Henderson Presents) and Alex Young (Follies, Me and My Girl).

The directorial team for the new series consists of: Derek Anderson, Vivi Bayliss, Bill Buckhurst, Hal Chambers, Paul Clayton, Benjamin Collins, Robert Forknall, Victoria Gimby, Francesca Goodridge, Bryn Holding, Annabelle Hollingdale, Tyrone Huntley, Sam Peter Jackson, Scott Le Crass, Max Lindsey, Alex Miller, Annabel Mutale Reed, Jim O’Donnell, Joseph O’Malley, Vivian Parry and Aaron Sidwell.

The Barn Theatre’s Artistic Director, Iwan Lewis, said:“I’m incredibly proud of everything this phenomenal creative team have achieved with this series. It has been a huge collaborative effort that none of us thought would be possible when we began the process. We promise that Season 3 provides everything that fans of Bard From The Barn will love.”

Sidwell said: “I’m over the moon with the response Bard From The Barn has received in Series 1 and 2. Our aim was to prove how accessible this material can still be and it’s been wonderful to see how we’ve pulled that off.

Series 3 has been all about giving Bard From The Barn the send-off it deserves. We have some of the industry’s biggest and brightest actors and directors exploring Shakespeare’s characters and bringing you them as they would be in today’s world”.

The series will stream every weekday at 7.30pm from Monday 14 September on the Barn Theatre’s Facebook and YouTube channels. Series 1 & 2 are still available to watch for free on the venue’s YouTube channel.

For more information on the series, please click here.