The Old Vic announces extension of new musical SYLVIA
Photo credit: Manuel Harlan
The Old Vic have announced a one week extension of new musical Sylvia following a sold out first week of previews.
Starring Beverley Knight as Emmeline Pankhurst and Sharon Rose as Sylvia Pankhurst, Sylvia will now close on 8 April 2023.
'Be the change that you want to see
Be the change for you and me’
This revolutionary story celebrates the life of Sylvia Pankhurst – feminist, activist, pacifist, socialist, rebel – the lesser known Pankhurst at the heart of the Suffragette movement, who changed the lives of working women and men across the world.
The cast also includes Kelly Agbowu as Mrs Flora ‘The General’ Drummond/Mrs Savoy, Verity Blyth as Clementine Churchill/Mrs Scurr/Kitty, Bradley Charles as Lord Cromer/Richard Pankhurst/Alan, Kimmy Edwards as Emily Davison/Lillie Hardie/Mrs Watkins, Alex Gaumond as Keir Hardie, Jade Hackett as Lady Jennie Churchill/Mrs Payne/Edith Garrud, Stevie Hutchinson as Lloyd George/Lord Curzon, Kate Ivory Jordan as Annie Kenney/Norah Smyth, Hannah Khemoh as Understudy Emmeline Pankhurst, Sinead Long as Ensemble, Jaye Marshall as Ensemble, Kandaka Moore as Mrs Parsons/Sophia Singh, Antoine Murray-Straughan as Ensemble, Razak Osman as Harry Pankhurst/Sir Almroth Wright/Asquith/King George V, Jay Perry as Winston Churchill/George Lansbury, Kirstie Skivington as Adela Pankhurst/Mrs Bird, Sweeney as Silvio Corio, Ellena Vincent as Christabel Pankhurst and Malachi Welch as Ensemble.
The book for Sylvia is by Kate Prince with Priya Parmar, with music by Josh Cohen & DJ Walde and lyrics by Kate Prince, with direction and choreography by Kate Prince, set & costumes by Ben Stones, lighting by Natasha Chivers, sound by Tony Gayle, video & animation by Andrzej Goulding, orchestrations by Josh Cohen, Mark Dickman, Leonn Meade & DJ Walde, co-music supervision by Mark Dickman & Leonn Meade, casting by Stuart Burt CDG & Oliver Scullion, dramaturgy by Lolita Chakrabarti, additional music by Kate Prince, additional lyrics by Tachia Newall, music production by Josh Cohen & DJ Walde, and musical direction by Sean Green.
Tickets for the extra performances will go on sale today (3 February at 12pm) here.