SOUTH PACIFIC announces principal casting for Sadler’s Wells and UK tour

Photo credit: Johan Persson

Principal casting has been announced for the Sadler’s Wells season and 10-week UK & Ireland tour of South Pacific.

Julian Ovenden will star as ‘Emile de Becque’ in the critically acclaimed, landmark Chichester Festival Theatre production alongside the previously announced Gina Beck as ‘Ensign Nellie Forbush’. Julian and Gina will be joined by fellow members of the original Chichester Festival Theatre company; Rob Houchen as ‘Lieutenant Joseph Cable’, Joanna Ampil as ‘Bloody Mary’ and Sera Maehara as ‘Liat’

The production opens at Manchester Opera House on 16 July ahead of a season at Sadler’s Wells, London from 27 July to 28 August and throughout the limited 10-week UK and Ireland tour visiting Dublin, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Leeds and Canterbury.

Full casting to be announced in due course. 

South Pacific is directed by Daniel Evans, with set and costume design by Peter McKintosh, choreography and movement from Ann Yee, musical supervision by Nigel Lilley, musical direction by Cat Beveridge, and new orchestrations by David Cullen, with original Broadway orchestration by Robert Russell Bennett. The lighting design is by Howard Harrison, with sound design by Paul Groothuis, video design by Gillian Tan, and additional arrangements and Happy Talk orchestration by Theo Jamieson.

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