It has been announced that Southwark Playhouse will stage the world premiere of a new musical adaptation of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice in January 2021.

Written by Richard Hough with composition and orchestrations by Ben Morales Frost, the production will be a gender-switched twist of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe’s classic poem of the same name, which famously featured in the film Fantasia.  

The show’s cast will include Nicola Blackman, Marc Pickering, Dawn Hope, David Thaxton, Yazdan Qafouri, Tom Bales, Ryan Pidgen, Vicki Lee Taylor, Kayleigh Thadani and Mary Moore in her professional stage debut.

Producer James Seabright said: “I commissioned this musical five years ago, and have loved developing it since then through a series of workshops and a West End concert presentation of an earlier version in 2017, which led to the invitation from Southwark Playhouse to premier the show at their venue in early 2021.

“I have decided to press ahead with these plans despite the challenges presented by doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic, as I think this magical story of renewal and the importance of family is especially timely. I have been inspired by the determination and resolve of our cast, creative team and everyone at the venue to make this possible whilst maintaining the highest safety standards for audiences and everyone on and off stage. I am also indebted to Arts Council England for a grant in support of making this possible on a socially distanced capacity of just 110 seats.”

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice will run from 9 January to 13 February 2021.

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