Top musical theatre talent cast for the world premiere of new British musical CABLE STREET

Top musical theatre talent cast has been assembled for the world premiere of new British musical Cable Street, which plays at The Large, Southwark Playhouse Borough on 16 February 2024 - 16 March 2024.

Cable Street is a topical and electrifying reimagining of one of London’s most momentous days – celebrating a community who came together with a call for action, as The Battle of Cable Street was fought and won. With racial tensions running high, people marched and took to the streets of London…. A timeless story, as powerful today as it was in 1936.

The cast of eleven plus full band includes: Danny Colligan (Dirty Dancing), Sha Dessi (Les Misérables - nominated by Sir Cameron Mackintosh for the Stage 25 Awards 2022) and recent graduate Joshua Ginsberg - as the three young friends who passionately live their lives in the multi-cultural melting pot that is Cable Street. Joining them are: Debbie Chazen (Calendar Girls The Musical - Olivier Best Actress in a Musical nomination), Sophia Ragavelas (Cats), Jade Johnson (Book of Mormon), Max Alexander-Taylor (The Lion, Southwark Playhouse), Aiofe Mac Namara (Cable Street, workshop), and Ethan Pascal Peters (Showstopper! The Improvised Musical).

It’s October 1936 in the heart of London’s East End. Sammy (Ginsberg), Mairead (Dessi) and Ron (Colligan) are carving out their own futures on Cable Street when Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (Blackshirts) start to march on East London. Half a million Jews, Irish workers, trade unions, the labour and communist parties, women and children unite to blockade the road they all call home. As the people raise their voices and take a united stand against hatred, the lives of the streets’ residents are changed forever.

Discovering there were so many connections to The Battle of Cable Street still resonating today, composer/lyricist Tim Gilvin and playwright Alex Kanefsky decided that Cable Street must feature a contemporary score: bringing to life a vital part of London’s rich diversity and history.

Cable Street is directed by Adam Lenson, with musical direction by Tamara Saringer, costumes by Lu Herbert, lighting by Sam Waddington, casting by Sarah Leung, and set design by Yoav Segal.

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