Ninth cast announced for Agatha Christie's WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION as production extends

Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution will extend its run at London County Hall  until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production. This will take the acclaimed production into its seventh year as the ninth cast are also announced.

Harry Giubileo (Red Rose, BBC/Netflix) makes his West End debut as the accused, Leonard Vole opposite Madeleine Walker (Harry Potter  and the Cursed Child, West End) as Romaine Vole. Jo Stone-Fewings (Home I’m Darling, National Theatre tour) and Crispin Redman (Law & Order, ITV) return to the cast as Sir Wilfrid Robarts QC and Mr Mayhew. Nick Sampson (The Madness of King  George III/Anthony and Cleopatra, National Theatre) will join the cast as Mr Myers QC,  and Terence Wilton (The Woman in Black, West End) as Mr Justice Wainwright.  

The company is completed by Bradley Adams, Nick Morrison Baker, Theo Holt-Bailey, Dafydd Gwyn Howells, Ben Jacobson, Caitlin Kaur, Don Klass, Godiva Marshall, Phoebe Newlan, Jo Servi, David Shelley and Tracey Wilkinson.

Bradley Adams, Theo Holt-Bailey and Caitlin Kaur will be making their West End debuts with the production.  

Witness for the Prosecution has captured the imagination of thousands gripped by the  case of Leonard Vole, accused of murder in cold blood. Director Lucy Bailey thrillingly places the audience in the thick of the  action as Christie’s enthralling tale of justice, passion and betrayal unfolds around them. 

Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. The stakes are  high. Will he be able to convince the jury of his innocence and escape the hangman’s  noose? 

The twists and turns of the case are played out in a spectacular courtroom setting inside  the atmospheric London County Hall as prosecution battles defence and witnesses take  the stand to give their shocking testimonies. The production received Best Revival  nominations at the 2018 Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards. 

The production is designed by William Dudley, with lighting by Chris Davey, sound by Mic Pool and casting by Ellie Collyer-Bristow CDG.

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