Full casting has been announced for the world première production of brand-new musical The Famous Five, which opens at Theatr Clwyd from 23 September-15 October before visiting Chichester Festival Theatre from 21 October-12 November.

Based on the much-loved books by Enid Blyton, the musical is written by Elinor Cook with music and lyrics by Theo Jamieson.

Directed by Artistic Director of Theatr Clwyd Tamara Harvey, the cast includes Ailsa Dalling (Animal Farm, UK tour) as puppeteer and puppet associate, Elisa De Grey (Peter Pan (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Timmy puppeteer and puppet associate, Lara Denning (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, UK tour) as Aunt Fanny, Maria Goodman (Jabberwocky, The Other Palace/Theatre Royal Margate) as George, Sam Harrison (The Magician’s Elephant, RSC) as Bobby, Isabella Methven (Annie the Musical, West End) as Anne, David Ricardo-Pearce (We Started to Sing, Arcola Theatre) as Uncle Quentin, Louis Suc (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, West End) as Dick, Kibong Tanji (TINA, The Tina Turner Musical, West End) as Rowena and Dewi Wykes (The Three Seagulls, Bristol Old Vic) as Julian.

When George and her dog Timmy find out that her cousins Julian, Anne and Dick are coming to stay, they’re pretty sure the whole summer is ruined. But out in the bay lies Kirrin Island and a ruined castle filled with mysteries to solve. Together they embark on a daring mission with the future of the planet at stake – a mission that might just be the making of the Famous Five…

The production is designed by Lucy Osbourne, with lighting by Johanna Town, video by Ash J Woodward, sound by Dan Samson, musical direction by Katherine Rockhill, choreography by Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster, and musical supervision by David White.

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