LATEST NEWS – 31st August 2026

PH: 31st August 2026

• Christmas Carol Goes Wrong – Mischief has announced casting for its upcoming performances in Manchester, Portsmouth and Los Angeles, with several members of the original UK company returning to the production. Henry Shields and Allie Dart will join the previously announced members of the original cast for performances at Manchester Opera House from 17 to 21 November 2026, Portsmouth’s Kings Theatre from 24 to 28 November, and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from 12 December 2026 to 10 January 2027. The cast will feature Matt Cavendish as Max, Dart as Annie, Sasha Frost as Sandra, Henry Lewis as Robert, Chris Leask as Trevor, Jonathan Sayer as Dennis, Shields as Chris and Greg Tannahill as Jonathan. Matthew Biddulph, Siobhan Cha Cha, Orla O’Sullivan and Josh Patel-Foster will serve as understudies. The Manchester and Portsmouth performances form part of the production’s second UK tour, which begins at Bromley on 27 October 2026 and continues until 7 March 2027. The production will also open in the West End, with performances at Wyndham’s Theatre from 18 December 2026 to 23 January 2027. Casting for the West End season has not yet been announced. The Los Angeles engagement will mark the North American premiere of Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, with Mischief returning to the Ahmanson Theatre following the Los Angeles run of Peter Pan Goes Wrong in 2023. The production will also play in Australia, with performances at HOTA on the Gold Coast from 4 to 12 December 2026 and the Sydney Opera House from 17 to 29 December. Christmas Carol Goes Wrong follows the Cornley Amateur Dramatic Society as they attempt to stage Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. As with the company’s other productions, their attempt is disrupted by technical problems, miscommunication and backstage disputes, while the performers struggle to keep the production on track. The creative team includes set designer Libby Todd, costume designer Roberto Surace, lighting designer David Howe, and sound designer and composer Alexandra Faye Braithwaite.
• Blood Brothers – the musical has announced casting for its autumn 2026 UK tour, as well as additional dates for a spring 2027 tour. Vivienne Carlyle will return as Mrs Johnstone, while Kristofer Harding reprises the role of the Narrator for performances from Weston-super-Mare to Chester. Richard Munday will then take over the role from Birmingham through to Northampton. Sean Jones and Joe Sleight continue as Mickey and Eddie. Joining the company are Tricia Adele Turner as Mrs Lyons and Beth Danher as Linda. New cast members also include Jamil Abbasi as Neighbour, Sarah Moss as Donna Marie and Miss Jones, Amelia Poggenpoel as Brenda and Jack Anthony Smart as Perkins. Returning to the production are Tim Churchill as Mr Lyons, Michael Gillette as Sammy, Alex Harland as Policeman and Teacher, and Graeme Kinniburgh as Bus Conductor and Postman. The autumn tour opens at the Playhouse Theatre in Weston-super-Mare on 8 September before visiting Cambridge, Oxford, Chelmsford, Grimsby, Chester, Birmingham, Leicester, Crawley, Malvern and Northampton. The spring 2027 tour will begin in Southampton at Mayflower Theatre (19 to 23 January), followed by the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton (9 to 13 February) and the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff (16 to 20 February). Written by Willy Russell, the production is directed by Bob Tomson and Kenwright, with resident director Churchill. The creative team also includes music supervisor Matt Malone, set and costume designer Andy Walmsley, lighting designer Nick Richings and sound designer Dan Samson.
• Matters of the Heart – three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will perform her theatrical concert at the London Coliseum on 14 and 15 February 2027. This follows her concert A Life in Notes, which played there in 2025. Matters of the Heart was first performed by LuPone at the Donmar Warehouse in 1999, before going on to the West End and touring nationally and internationally. The concert is based on LuPone’s 1999 recording of the same name, which was named one of the best recordings of the year by The Times and Time Out in New York. The concert explores the “crimes, affairs and mysteries of the heart”, with LuPone performing more than two dozen songs, spanning Broadway standards and material by contemporary songwriters.
• The Choir of Man – will be concluding its extensive UK and Ireland tour having visited more than 30 towns and cities in early December. It will then move back to London playing Arts at Marble Arch from 10 December 2026 to 14 February 2027. The Choir of Man first arrived in London’s West End at the Arts Theatre in October 2021. It played more than 1,000 performances, welcoming more than 280,000 audience members, and received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play. Its most recent West End run concluded in January 2026.
• The Devil Wears Prada – the West End production of has extended its run at the Dominion Theatre to 25 September 2027. This stage version is produced by Kevin McCollum, David Furnish, and Jamie Wilson, in partnership with Theatre Royal Plymouth and by arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical. Since opening at the venue in December 2024 following an initial season at Theatre Royal Plymouth, the show has sold over 1.2 million tickets, becoming the fastest-selling production in the Dominion Theatre’s history. It is set to reach its 800th performance on 23 September 2026. The original cast recording was released last year, featuring unused demo tracks by composer Elton John. Matt Henry, who plays the role of Nigel, will remain with the cast until February 2027.
• Nanny McPhee – a new stage musical adaptation will receive its world premiere in London in summer 2027. Based on the Nanny McPhee films and the Nurse Matilda character created by Christianna Brand and Edward Ardizzone, the musical with a book by Emma Thompson, will bring the story to the stage for the first time. The story follows the mysterious Nanny McPhee as she arrives at the home of the Brown family, where she encounters a group of unruly children who have driven away every previous nanny. Alongside a desperate father, an out-of-control donkey and a baby, Nanny McPhee uses her unconventional methods and magic to restore order to the household. Thompson will also provide original lyrics alongside Gary Clark. Clark, the frontman of Danny Wilson, has written the music for the stage and film adaptations of Sing Street. The production will be directed by Katy Rudd, whose recent credits include Ballet Shoes and The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Set and costume design will come from Tony and Olivier Award-winning designer Rob Howell, known for Matilda the Musical, while choreography is by Ellen Kane, who won a 2023 World Choreography Award for her work on the film adaptation of Matilda the Musical. The creative team also includes orchestrations and arrangements by Simon Hale, with music supervision and additional arrangements by Nigel Lilley. Lighting design is by Howard Hudson, sound design is by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, illusions are by Chris Fisher, puppetry is by Samuel Wyer and projections are by Andrzej Goulding. Casting is by the WhatsOnStage Award-winning Natalie Gallacher for Pippa Aillon and Natalie Gallacher Casting, with general management by Playful Productions. Details of the London opening will be announced shortly.
• Tim Curry – the legendary performer has died aged 80. Curry began his professional theatrical journey in the West End with the ensemble of Hair. He soon originated the role of Dr Frank-N-Furter in the original London staging of The Rocky Horror Show, before reprising the performance on Broadway and in the 1975 screen adaptation. His stage work spans both sides of the Atlantic, featuring roles in Travesties for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, as well as a Tony-nominated performance creating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Broadway run of Amadeus. On West End stages, he garnered Olivier nominations playing the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance and King Arthur in Spamalot, a production he also led in New York. Beyond the auditorium, his screen credits range from classic musical films like Annie to Clue, Legend, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, alongside television projects such as the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s It. A prolific voice actor, he earned a Daytime Emmy Award for Peter Pan and the Pirates. In recognition of his contributions to the performing arts, he received the Actors Fund of America Artistic Achievement Award.
• Dolly Parton – known to the world as a singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author has died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old. Her primary contribution to musical theatre is composing the score for 9 to 5: The Musical, based on the 1980 film in which she starred. The production debuted on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in 2009, running for 148 regular performances. Parton wrote the music and lyrics, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score. The show subsequently mounted productions in the West End, national tours, and international stagings. Parton has also produced theatrical content through her business enterprises. She owned and operates several large-scale dinner theatre venues, including Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show, and Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud. Additionally, her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, houses multiple performance venues that run seasonal stage shows and musical productions year-round. Her screen career also connects directly to musical theatre. In 1982, she starred in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, contributing additional original songs to the cinematic soundtrack alongside her dramatic roles in films like Steel Magnolias. Parton composed the original music and lyrics for Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, a stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic story. Set in 1930s East Tennessee, it reinterprets Ebenezer Scrooge as a mining company owner. The show premiered in Boston in 2019, staged a UK run at London’s Southbank Centre for the 2022–2023 holiday season, and launched a major 20-city US national tour for the 2025 holiday season. She also co-wrote the book and composed the score for an upcoming biographical Broadway musical about her life, titled Dolly: A True Original Musical (originally announced as Hello, I’m Dolly). Following a world-premiere run at Belmont University in Nashville in mid-2025, the production is scheduled to begin Broadway previews at the St James Theatre in December 2026, with its official opening set for 19 January, 2027, on what would have been her 81st birthday.
• Pride – initial casting has been confirmed for the Bridge Theatre run of the hit musical. Based on the true story depicted in the 2014 film Pride, the musical is developed and directed by Matthew Warchus, who also directed the film, with a book and lyrics by Stephen Beresford, who wrote the screenplay. Set during the 1984 miners’ strike, the story follows a group of lesbian and gay activists who form Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), an alliance which sees them support a small mining community in South Wales.The cast will include Samuel Barnett as Jonathan, Matthew Durkan as Mike, Gillian Elisa as Gwen, Chris Jenkins as Gethin, Darren Lawrence as Cliff, Kirsty Malpass as Hefina, Madeleine Morgan in the ensemble, Sarah Pugh as Siân, Caroline Sheen as Maureen, Courtney Stapleton as Steph and Matthew Woodyatt as Dai. The creative team includes set and costume designer Bunny Christie, choreographer Lizzi Gee, orchestrators Christopher Nightingale and Tom Kelly, music supervisor Tom Kelly, additional orchestrations by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, lighting designer Hugh Vanstone, sound designer Bobby Aitken, hair, wig and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates and casting director David Grindrod.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – will play at Curve, Leicester for an extended run from 21 November 2026 to 16 January 2027. Based on Roald Dahl’s novel, the musical features a book by David Greig, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. It is directed by Curve artistic director Nikolai Foster. Leicestershire actor Jonny Fines will play Willy Wonka, while Charlie Bucket will be played by Lucas Kerr, Jett Moises, William Stafford and Theo Wake. David-Michael Johnson will play Grandpa Joe, while Molly Lynch returns to Curve as Mrs Bucket. Serei Knight-Francis, Shamiso Nyamuda and Tida Nyamuda will share the role of Violet Beauregarde, with Lejaun Sheppard as Mr Beauregarde. Kyrelle Lammy, Leo Hollingsworth and Samuel Smith will share the role of Mike Teavee, while Rachel Izen plays Mrs Teavee. Matilda Hennessy, Rose Jammeh and Sophie Purnell will play Veruca Salt, with Darren Bennett as Mr Salt. Thomas Burton, George Consterdine and Benjamin Dalton will share the role of Augustus Gloop, while Lizzie Bea plays Mrs Gloop. The cast also includes Michelle Cornelius as Grandma Josephine, Thea Jo Wolfe as Grandma Georgina, Samuel Sarpong-Broni as Grandpa George, Liam Doyle as Jerry, Sinead Kenny as Cherry and Aisha Davis as Mrs Green. The ensemble comprises Elsie Buckley, Ru Fisher, Liam McEvoy, Billy Medlin and Hannah Nuttall. Making his professional debut, Jordan Dixon joins Rachel Jayne Picar as an onstage swing, with Joseph Craig and Tori McDougall as offstage swings. A community company of more than 20 young people will also perform as part of the production. Nikolai Foster directs, with Ebony Molina as choreographer and Leslie Travers as set designer. Katrina Lindsay is costume designer, Chris Fisher is illusions designer, Ben Cracknell is lighting designer, Adam Fisher is sound designer and George Reeve is video designer. Mark Marson for Campbell Young Associates is wigs, hair and make-up designer, while Rachael Canning is puppets designer and director. Stephen Brooker is musical supervisor, George Dyer is orchestrations adaptor and Isaac McCullough is musical director. Casting is by Olivia Laydon for Jill Green Casting.Ollie Khurshid and Jordan Isaac are associate directors, with Dale White as associate choreographer.
• Rent – full casting has been revealed for the new West End revival which will run at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 26 September 2026. The production is directed by Olivier Award winner Luke Sheppard, who previously oversaw the five-star revival seen at the Hope Mill Theatre in 2020 and which has “inspired” this version. Broadway and Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo will make his West End debut as Mark Cohen in the show, alongside Travis Ross as Roger, Billy Nevers as Collins, Lazy Violet as Maureen, Danielle Fiamanya as Joanne, Jeevan Braich as Angel and Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Benny. Alexa Lopez will take on the role of Mimi in place of Bella Brown. The cast is completed by Baylie Carson, in the role of April, Laura Delany, Ryesha Higgs, Montoya Holloway-Johnson, Rhys Hopkins, Shem Omari James, Hannah Macpherson, TJ Matara-Holloway, Ryan Nixon, Leah Vassell, James Wilkinson-Jones and Kevin Yates. Alongside Sheppard, the show has choreography by Tom Jackson Greaves, with set design by David Woodhead, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Howard Hudson, audio production and sound design by Paul Gatehouse, video design and cinematography by George Reeve and Nathan Amzi, make-up and hair design by Jackie Saundercock, UK casting by Pearson Casting and US Casting by Jim Carnahan. The musical supervisor is Bill Sherman and the musical director and associate musical supervisor is Katy Richardson, the intimacy director is Asha Jennings-Grant, the associate director is Priya Patel Appleby and the dialect coach is Joe Trill.

LATEST NEWS – 24th August 2026

PH: 24th August 2026

• Franz & Marie – casting has been confirmed for the new musical which will run at Charing Cross Theatre from 28 September to 14 November. Inspired by Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck, the piece has been given a feminist twist, placing Marie alongside Franz Woyzeck at the heart of the narrative. It has a book and lyrics by Chris Broderick and music by Rob Shepherd and Broderick. Franz & Marie is newly adapted by Teresa Howard, with additional music, arrangements and orchestrations by Steven Edis, direction by Michael Oakley, and choreography by Ben Wright. Brenock O’Connor and Jade Oswald will lead a 14-strong actor-musician company. They will be joined by Steve Simmonds as Sergeant Ursid, Paula James as Zella, Richard Emerson Gould as Doctor Simian, Matthew Heywood as Drum Major Varg, Max Alexander-Taylor as André Schmitt, Mark Meadows as Captain Peccary, Eve Polycarpou as Vashti, Elaine Hua Jones as Kat. The company is completed by Antony Lam, Anna-Marie Piazza, Emily Panes and Tom Aubrey. The score was originally commissioned by Acom and created by Broderick and Shepherd, members of the band The Singing Loins. Their adaptation of Woyzeck was staged at the LG Arts Center in Seoul in 2014 and has now been reimagined as Franz & Marie.
• Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical – will playat Leeds Playhouse this festive season. The production will run in the Quarry Theatre from 19 November 2026 to 16 January 2027. It marks artistic director Tom Wright’s inaugural Christmas production at the venue. Produced by Leeds Playhouse in association with Running Subway, the new UK production is based on the Broadway musical adaptation of Dr Seuss’s festive story. It features a book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and music by Mel Marvin. Joel Montague will play the title role, marking back-to-back years that he has taken on iconic festive film roles following his turn as Buddy in Elf in the West End last Christmas. It forms part of Wright’s first season as artistic director, which also includes a revival of Fences and the regional premiere of Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan’s Peanut Butter and Blueberries.
• Moulin Rouge! The Musical – the West End production celebrates five years at the Piccadilly Theatre this autumn and new casting has been announced. Joining the company from Monday 12 October 2026 are James Doherty as Harold Zidler and Daniel Fraser as The Duke. They join current leads Karis Anderson as Satine and Alistair Brammer as Christian. Richard Lloyd King continues as Toulouse-Lautrec, alongside Ivan De Freitas as Santiago and Lindsey Tierney as Nini. Nick Len will play Baby Doll, while Billie-Kay joins as Arabia alongside Athena Collins as La Chocolat and Angela Marie Hurst as Alternate Satine.
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Birmingham Rep has revealed that its recent production has become the theatre’s most successful musical production. The Sondheim musical, directed by artistic director Joe Murphy, concluded its six-week run on 15 August. During its engagement, the production sold 31,283 tickets, played to 82 per cent capacity and generated almost £1.4 million at the box office. According to the venue, audience members travelled from 53 countries to see the production, with visitors coming from every continent except Antarctica. Around 40 per cent of attendees were from Birmingham and the West Midlands, while audiences also travelled from across the UK, including Cornwall, Inverness, Cardiff and Belfast. More than 430 people returned to see the production more than once.
• Burlesque the Musical – the show, currently running at Sunderland Empire, has been hit by a “virus” affecting “several principal cast members”, according to a statement issued by the venue. As a result, shows on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday had to be pulled, as well as Monday’s performance. A local press night was also scrapped. Originally slated to open at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking on 25 July before touring to 24 venues across the UK during 2026 and 2027, the show instead opened in Sunderland last week, playing for three performances across Friday and Saturday. An additional tour stop at Woking Theatre will take place from 3 to 7 November 2026. The Sunderland run is due to end on Saturday 22 August. A separate London production of Burlesque the Musical has also postponed its run – this time to 2027. Further plans for that production are still to be announced.

LATEST NEWS – 17th August 2026

PH: 17th August 2026

• Mean Girls – Jennifer Ellison will play Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George in the award-winning musical when it resumes its national tour at Oxford New Theatre on 4^th January 2027 and moves on to Mayflower Theatre in Southampton from Monday 11^th January and then Newcastle Theatre Royal from 18^th January. Jennifer joins Emily Lane as Cady Heron, Vivian Panka as Regina George, Kiara Dario as Gretchen Wieners, Sophie Pourret as Karen Smith, Georgie Buckland as Janis Sarkisian, Max Gill as Damian Hubbard, Ben Oatley as Aaron Samuels, Karim Zeroual as Kevin Ganatra and Joshua Elmore as Mr Duvall. Charlie Barnard, Rebekah Bryant, Michael Dean-Wilson Savannah Ffrench, Fergie Fraser, Thomas Gotobed, Jenny Huxley-Golden, Trisha Kumar, Sadie Levett, Arjun Mudahar, Jessie Odeleye, Stefanos Petri, Charlotte Pourret, Jack Rose, Tori Louise Ryan, Lillia Squires, Jayd’n Tyrone and Chay Wills complete the company. Jennifer Ellison’s West End credits include Singin’ In The Rain at the Palace Theatre, Boeing Boeing at The Comedy Theatre, and Roxie Hart in Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre, Cambridge Theatre, as well as on a UK Tour and for the 10th Anniversary Gala. The musical Mean Girls has a book by Tina Fey, music and vocal arrangements by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw, scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Katrina Lindsay, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Brian Ronan, hair design by Josh Marquette, musical supervision/vocal, dance, incidental and additional music arrangements by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, orchestrations by John Clancy, dance and incidental music arrangements by Glen Kelly and casting by Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting.
• The Greatest Showman – Disney Theatrical Group has announced that its stage adaptation of the hugely succesful 2017 film will open in the West End at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the spring of 2027 following the limited run of Jesus Christ Superstar. The show had a shakedown run at Bristol Hippodrome earlier this year and the production team are busy on readying the show for its World Premiere launch. The production features music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Tim Federle, and is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. Initial casting has been announced and leading the company is Oliver Tompsett as P T Barnum with Samantha Barks as Charity Barnum. They are joined by Ben Joyce as Phillip Carlyle, Vajèn van den Bosch as Jenny Lind and Malinda Parris as Lettie Lutz. Further casting and the performance schedule will be announced at a later date.
• Educating Rita – will be revived this autumn at Curve Leicester. Directed by Cara Nolan, the Made at Curve production will play at the Leicester theatre from 26 September to 17 October. Alexandra Mardell will play the title role. Opposite her will be Dominic Mafham as Frank. The demanding roles will be covered by Helena Rimmer and Earl Carpenter, respectively. Set and costumes will be designed by Michael Taylor, with lighting design by Katy Morison and sound design by Jack Baxter.
• Into the Woods – the cast for the West End transfer of the Bridge Theatre’s multi-award-winning production to Noël Coward Theatre from 22^nd September 2026 has been confirmed. Joining the company are Simbi Akande as Cinderella, John Dagleish as the Baker, Fiona Finsbury as Rapunzel, Lucas Koch as Rapunzel’s Prince, Laura Pitt-Pulford as the Baker’s Wife, Jack Quarton as the Steward, Keith Ramsay as Jack, Matthew Seadon-Young as Cinderella’s Prince and the Wolf, and Michael S Siegel as the Narrator. They join Valda Aviks as Grandmother and the Giant, Geoffrey Aymer as Cinderella’s Father, Kate Fleetwood as the Witch, Jennifer Hepburn as Cinderella’s Stepmother and alternate Witch, Hana Ichijo as Lucinda, Julie Jupp as Jack’s Mother, Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson as Florinda and Gracie McGonigal as Little Red Ridinghood. Hollie Aires, Sabrina Aloueche, Jacob Fowler, Adam Robert Lewis, Sophie Linder-Lee, Toby Turpin and Elsie Watson will serve as standbys. Directed by Jordan Fein, the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical went on to win Best Ensemble or Cast and Best Designer at the 2026 Critics’ Circle Awards, followed by Best Musical Revival and Best Lighting Design at the 2026 Olivier Awards.
• The Last Ship – full casting has been confirmed for the West End limited engagement of the musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 22 September to 3 October 2026, with Sting appearing in every performance and he will be joined by Declan Bennett (Gideon), Frances McNamee (Meg), Jackie Morrison (Peggy White), Lejaun Sheppard (The Wallsend Ferryman from 24 September to 3 October), Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong (Baroness Tynesdale), Matt Beveridge (Freddy Newlands), Joe Caffrey (Billy Thompson), Duane Gooden (Adrian), Hannah Richardson (Ellen) and Adam Strong (Davey). Lydia Bolton (swing) is dance captain and Llandyll Gove (swing) is resident director. The ensemble and understudy cast features Olivia-Mae Baker, Matthew Gent, Helen Hill, Ediz Mahmut, Matthew McDonald, Grant Neal and Emma Thornett. Shaggy is set to co-star as the Wallsend Ferryman in Sting’s musical for just two nights – 22 and 23 September. The global reggae icon will reprise his role opposite Sting as Jackie White in the reimagined 2026 adaptation of the musical. Produced by Karl Sydow, the new staging features a new book by acclaimed writer Barney Norris and is directed by Leo Warner, with set and video design by 59, a Journey studio. The show, which is inspired by Sting’s upbringing in the shipbuilding town of Wallsend, will also include newly written numbers. It draws on themes first explored in his 1991 album The Soul Cages, and follows a community facing the closure of their local shipyard.
• ATG Entertainment – the UK, West End and Broadway theatre company is about to change hands yet again. This time the 70 theatrical venues owned and operated by ATG will become part of the international Mari conglomerate having been sold after a short ownership by private equity firm Providence Equity. Mari own and operate TodayTix as well as operating a global portfolio of events and experiences across sports, art, entertainment and lifestyle. In the UK, these include Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and the Hampton Court Palace and Blenheim Palace Festivals. The founder and principal investor of Mari, said: “I’ve spent my whole career in entertainment. I’ve seen the industry reinvent itself many times, but live has only grown more powerful. Nothing connects great talent with audiences more directly. The ATG acquisition is a long-term bet on where live goes next.”

LATEST NEWS – 10th August 2026

PH: 10th August 2026

• Jeeves Takes Charge – concludes its run in the West End at the Charing Cross Theatre on 6^th September. It will then transfer to Mayflower Studios in Southampton where it will open on 29^th September ahead of a full national UK tour setting out in 2027. Adapted by James Duke, Edward Duke and Hugh Wooldridge, and starring Sam Harrison, this dazzling one-man adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse’s beloved Jeeves and Wooster stories sees Harrison play all twenty-two characters, including the indefatigable Jeeves, the much-loved Bertie Wooster, Florence Craye, Gussie Fink-Nottle, Bingo Little, Uncle Willoughby and Aunt Dahlia, in a bravura tour-de-force performance. Set in Wodehouse’s gloriously absurd world of country houses, terrifying aunts, engagements gone wrong and gentlemanly panic, Jeeves Takes Charge follows the hapless Bertie Wooster as his brilliantly resourceful valet Jeeves attempts to steer him away from disaster – and matrimony – at every turn.
• Cats – the new UK and Ireland tour will be presented by Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and will follow the record-breaking run of the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre revival, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie, which continues in London until 19 September. The tour will open at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 6 October 2026 and will tour to Hull, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Llandudno, Glasgow, Nottingham, Canterbury, Sunderland, Aberdeen, Norwich, Belfast, Dublin, Oxford, Southampton, Edinburgh, Bradford, Liverpool, Woking, Cardiff, Milton Keynes and Newcastle, with performances scheduled through to June 2027. The touring company will feature Fin Adams (Alonzo), Kalisha Amaris (Old Deuteronomy), Carla Bertran (Electra and co-dance captain), Elliot Broadfoot (Bustopher Jones / Gus), Grace Burrows (offstage swing), Matthew Caputo (Skimbleshanks), Josie Chambers-Sims (Syllabub), Briana Craig (Rumpleteazer), Katie Dunsden (Bombalurina), Joshua-Samuel Freeman (Tumblebrutus), Regan Garcia (Pouncival), Aaron Jenkins (offstage swing), Hannah Joseph (Victoria), Taziva-Faye Katsande (Tantomile), Diante Lodge (Macavity), Shona Mairi Masson (offstage swing), Owen McHugh (George), Danny Nattrass (Mungojerrie), Millie O’Connell (Demeter), Andrew Parfitt (Coricopat), Dean Rickards (offstage swing), Nathan Rigg (offstage swing), Lucie-Mae Sumner (Jellylorum / Griddlebone), Laura Tyrer (Jennyanydots / Gumbie Cat), Jaydon Vijn (Rum Tum Tugger), Jack Wilcox (Munkustrap), Jet Yau (Mr Mistoffelees), Taela Yeomans-Brown (offstage swing and co-dance captain), and Patricia Zhou (Cassandra). Casting plans for the role of Grizabella will be announced later this year. The creative team includes set, costume and wigs designer Sami Fendall, lighting designer Jessica Hung Han Yun, sound designer Adam Fisher, makeup designer Guy Common, intimacy director Ingrid Mackinnon, voice coach Fiona McDougal, associate director and choreographer Ebony Molina, fight director Kev McCurdy, casting director Will Burton and musical supervisor Alex Parker. Also on the creative team are associate lighting designer Lucy Adams, resident director and choreographer Josh Baker, associate set designer Tim Blazdell, associate sound designer Ollie Durrant, associate wigs and hair designer and supervisor Georgia Nosal and musical director Geraint Owen.
• Trainspotting The Musical – The world premiere production of the musical will close at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket on 5^th September and will no longer embark on the planned UK tour which was scheduled to commence on 19^th October. Performer and resident director Keiran Brown said that the musical is just not selling. Edinburgh, of all places is stuck on 19 per cent sales, and that means the show is unsustainable. Ticketholders will be contacted by their point of purchase with full refund details.
• Million Dollar Quartet – will transfer to London this autumn following its run at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester. The production will play a limited season at new venue the Arts at Marble Arch, it runs from 4 September to 6 December 2026 following the last-minute postponement of Burlesque the Musical at the venue. The show dramatises the real-life meeting of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley at Sun Records in Memphis on 4 December 1956, when the four musicians gathered for an impromptu jam session that became known as the “Million Dollar Quartet”. The score includes songs such as “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Fever”, “Walk the Line” and “Hound Dog.” Originally opening on Broadway in 2010, Million Dollar Quartet received three Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, and later transferred to London’s Noël Coward Theatre in 2011 before embarking on a UK tour in 2016 and 2017. It was previously staged at the Barn in 2022. Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, the musical has a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. Darren Day will reprise his role as legendary record producer Sam Phillips, with the remaining London cast to be announced.
• Murder in the Cathedral – Orange Tree Theatre has announced the cast for their revival of T.S. Eliot’s classic which opens at Richmond’s St John the Divine Church on 19 October and runs until 7 November before transferring to Theatre Royal Bath from 10 to 21 November. Directed by Tom Littler with the theatre’s community director, Francesca Ellis. Joining the previously announced David Suchet as Thomas Becket are Mensah Bediako (as Third Priest), Ben Caplan (Second Tempter, Second Knight), Paul Hickey (Second Priest), Jyuddah Jaymes (First Tempter, First Knight), Michael Lyle (First Priest), Nick Sampson (Third Tempter, Third Knight), Jad Sayegh (Messenger) and David Yelland (Fourth Tempter, Fourth Knight).
• Othello – a new co-production between Northern Stage, HOME Manchester and the Citizens Theatre, in association with Royal and Derngate will open at Northern Stage on 11^th September and run until 26^th September before embarking on a tour which will run at HOME Manchester (30 September to 10 October), Royal and Derngate, Northampton (13 to 17 October), Theatre Clwyd (20 to 24 October), the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow (27 October to 7 November), Derby Theatre (10 to 14 November) and the New Theatre, Peterborough (17 to 20 November). Now set in Britain during the early 1980s against the backdrop of the Falklands War, Anthony Almeida’s production relocates Shakespeare’s tragedy to an isolated military outpost. Dwane Walcott will play the title role opposite Maanuv Thiara as Iago. Phoebe Smyth, making her professional theatre debut after graduating from LAMDA, will play Desdemona.They are joined by Rebecca Banatvala as Emilia, WhatsOnStage Award winner Grace Hodgett Young as Bianca, Chris Garner as Brabantio, Will Stanton as Cassio and Mattieu Sys as Roderigo. The creative team includes designer Natasha Jenkins, lighting designer Sinead Mckenna, sound designer Matthew Tuckey, video designer Erin Guan, movement, fight and intimacy director Giaele Mattioli, production manager Suzie Normand, costume supervisor Sara Mackenzie and casting director Karishma Balani.
• Peter Gill – playwright and director has died aged 86. Born in Cardiff in 1939, Gill initially trained as an actor before transitioning into directing at London’s Royal Court Theatre during the mid-1960s. In 1976, he became the founding artistic director of Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, converting an industrial warehouse space into a hub for theatre, dance, and film. He moved to the National Theatre as an associate director in 1980, and went on to establish the National Theatre Studio in 1984. Gill’s plays included The Sleepers Den, Over Gardens Out and Small Change, with later work including Cardiff East, The York Realist, and Versailles.
• Murder Before Evensong – the Watermill Theatre has announced the company for the world premiere of the play based on the novel by Richard Coles. The stage adaptation has been written by the venue’s joint CEO and artistic director Paul Hart alongside Shaun McKenna. The pair previously collaborated on The Lord of the Rings in 2023. Set in 1988, the story takes place in the village of Champton, where life centres around St Mary’s Church. The narrative follows canon Daniel Clement, his mother Audrey and his brother Theo as a murder disrupts the routines of the parish. As suspicion spreads through the community, Daniel becomes involved in the investigation, uncovering secrets within the village. Directed by Paul Hart, performances run from 25 September to 14 November 2026. The cast will feature Ian Hallard as canon Daniel Clement, Ajani Cabey as Alex de Floures and Harvey Porteous, and Caroline Gruber as Audrey Clement and Kath Sharman. Playing Bernard de Floures, Ned Thwaite and Edgy Liversedge will be David Hounslow, and Kate Russell-Smith will play Honoria de Floures, Dora Sharman and Anne Dollinger. Jaz Singh Deol takes on the roles of DS Neil Vanloo and Anthony Bowness, Julie Teal will play Stella Harper and Margaret Porteous, and Alex Wilson will play both Theo Clement and Nathan Liversedge.Also on the creative team are set and costume designer Ceci Calf, lighting designer Charly Dunford, sound designer Steven Atkinson, video designer Rachel Sampley, intimacy director Foxy, dialect coach Elspeth Morrison and associate director Lilac Yosiphon.
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – presented by the National Theatre of Scotland in partnership with the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and in association with Pitlochry Festival Theatre will open with previews on 2 October at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, it then tours to the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, with performances running until 7 November. The full cast and creative team for the new production adapted by David Harrower from Muriel Spark’s novel and directed by Vicky Featherstone will star Gayle Rankin in the title role. Joining Rankin are Maureen Beattie as Miss MacKay, Liberty Black as Mary Macgregor, Dyfan Dwyfor as Teddy Lloyd, Brian Ferguson as Gordon Lowther, Sophie Fortune as Joyce Emily, Tallulah Greive as Monica Douglas, Shreya Khaund Marshall as Jenny Gray and Bobby Rainsbury as Sandy Stranger. The creative team includes casting director Stuart Burt, casting for National Theatre of Scotland by Robyn Ferguson, set designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Anna Orton, lighting designer Lizzie Powell, video designer Lewis den Hertog, sound designer and music composer Pippa Murphy, movement director Charlotte McLean, with music by Anna Meredith, and associate director Sally Reid.
• A Tale of Two Cities – a new production that features Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation from Charles Dickens’ classic novel, will be directed by Michael Fentiman. The production will have a premiere run at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury from 14 to 19 September 2026, before visiting Leeds Playhouse from 22 to 26 September. The UK tour will continue in 2027 with stops at Theatre Royal Bath (15 to 23 January), Cheltenham Everyman Theatre (2 to 6 February), Chichester Festival Theatre (9 to 13 February), King’s Theatre, Edinburgh (16 to 20 February) and Theatre Clwyd (23 to 27 February), with additional dates to be announced. The cast features Martin Bassindale as Stryver and Defarge, Scarlett Brookes as Miss Pross, Judge and Road Mender, Samuel Collings as Sydney Carton and the Marquis de St Evrémonde, Daniel Hickey, Jasmine Kerr, Jordan Loughran as Lucie Manette and the Seamstress, Roger Ringrose as Lorry and Gabelle, Ed Sayer as Charles Darnay and the Brother of the Marquis de St Evrémonde, Robyn Sinclair as Madame Defarge, the Attorney General and Patrol, Simon Startin as Barsad and Gaspard, and François Testory as Dr Manette and François. The creative team includes set designer Max Jones, costume designer Kinnetia Isidore, lighting designer Ben Jacobs, sound designer Richard Hammarton, composer Barnaby Race, video designer Nina Dunn for PixelLux, wigs, hair and make-up designer Susanna Peretz, casting director Helena Palmer, fight director Jonathan Holby, creative associate Audrey Brisson, associate director Pip Minnithorpe and dramaturg Leo Butler.
• Sea Change – a new musical will have its world premiere at Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio from 28 August to 30 August. Presented by British Youth Music Theatre, the piece is by Birmingham-based writers Will Jackson and Elinor Peregrin. Set in Blackwater Cove, the story follows the rare phenomenon of the Tidal Eclipse when Selkies of the sea are granted a week to walk upon land and live among humans. The music features folk melodies, sea shanties and ballads. Jackson and Peregrin first met at Birmingham Hippodrome at BEAM2025, a showcase for new writing. The musical boasts a cast of 36, including young performers from Birmingham.

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• The Pianist – The full company has been announced for the world premiere of the musical drama at Mayflower Studios, Southampton, from 9 to 12 September, ahead of a transfer to Park Theatre in London opening on 15 October. Written and directed by Thom Southerland, the stage adaptation is based on the memoir by Władysław Szpilman, which inspired Roman Polanski’s Academy Award-winning film. Daniel Krikler will lead the production as Szpilman, who was not only a Holocaust survivor but one of Poland’s most celebrated composers and pianists. In support will be Rosalind Ford as Mother, Oliver Grant as Hosenfeld, TJ Holmes as Father, Mischa Jardine as Janina, Elżbieta Kalicka as Regina, Nitai Levi as Henryk, Melania Maggiore as Halina, and Max Roll as Gimpel/Majorek. The ensemble features Oliver Magor and Erin Rowlatt. Original compositions will be performed by a cast of actor-musicians, depicting the cultural life of pre-war Warsaw and its destruction during the Second World War, alongside new arrangements by Simon Lee. New lyrics come from an international group of writers and musicians, including two-time Grammy nominee Carol Connors, acclaimed songwriter David Batteau, jazz singer Wendy Lands and collaborator Jim Gillard, Grammy-nominated Michael Ruff, Szpilman’s son Andreas Szpilman, and award-winning lyricist Marcy Heisler. The creative team also includes choreography and movement direction by Karen Bruce, set and video design by Andrzej Goulding, costume design by Jonathan Lipman, lighting design by Robbie Butler, sound design by Gareth Tucker for Autograph Sound, musical direction by Malcolm Forbes-Peckham, assistant direction by Josh Whatsize, casting by Ginny Schiller and casting assistance by Ben Armstrong, and executive producing and general management by DEM Productions.
• Dog Man: The Musical – a new musical based on the worldwide bestselling book series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club will be returning on tour in 2027 kicking off at Basingstoke Anvil on 5 February and then visiting Malvern Festival Theatre, Chester Storyhouse, Northampton Royal & Derngate, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Guildford Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Blackpool Grand Theatre, Canterbury Marlowe Theatre, Southampton Mayflower Theatre and ending at Lichfield Garrick Theatre from 10^th June 2027. Best friends George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re 10, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character, Dog Man, the crime-fighting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!! How hard could it be? Written by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander and Directed and choreographed by Jen Wineman.
• Donald – casting has just been announced for the UK premiere of the play penned by Stefano Massini, the writer of The Lehman Trilogy. The play will run at Theatre Royal Bath from 6 November to 5 December and traces the rise of Donald John Trump before his entry into politics, focusing on his work in property development, golf, hotels, media and reality television, and the period leading up to his presidency. Elliot Cowan will play the eponymous President of the United States, and will be joined by Oscar Batterham and Jo Herbert as the many other characters in the President’s life. Adapted and directed by double Olivier Award winner Sean Foley, the piece will play in the Ustinov Studio.
• Till the Stars Come Down – the full company for the regional premiere of Beth Steel’s has been revealed. The Olivier Award-nominated play will be staged at Nottingham Playhouse from 5^th to 26th September. Examining family dynamics during a wedding in a former mining town, Steel’s play first premiered at the National’s Dorfman Theatre in early 2024 before transferring to the West End. Set to star in the Nottingham production are Joe Alessi, who plays Uncle Pete, Leah Brotherhead as Maggie, AK Golding as Sylvia, the hopeful bride, Graeme Hawley as John, Ivan Ivashkin as the groom, Marek, Emma Pallant as Hazel, Sadie Shimmin as the outspoken aunt, and Howard Ward as Tony, the patriarch of the family. Ellie Daley, Anya Marshall and Amelia Yates will play the children Leanne and Sarah. The production is directed by Caroline Steinbeis.
• Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d – The Mill at Sonning has announced casting for its upcoming revival scheduled to run at The Mill at Sonning from 4 September to 31 October. Adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff and directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, the play centres on Miss Marple as she investigates a death following a gathering at Gossington Hall, uncovering secrets within the village of St Mary Mead. Set to star as Miss Marple is Liza Goddard, perhaps best known for her TV appearances in the likes of Bergerac and Give Us a Clue. Her recent stage credits include The Croft, Noises Off and Relatively Speaking. Joining Goddard on stage will be Sara Crowe (as Marina Gregg), Annie Wensak (as Dolly Bantry), James Mack (as Chief Inspector Craddock), Saskia Strallen (as Lola Brewster), Paul Kemble (as Cyril Leigh/Assistant Director), Jane Quinn (as Heather Leigh), Elysia Showan (as Cherie), Martin Razpopov (as Giuseppe) and Lydia Kirton (as Ella Zielinsky).
• Three Men in a Boat – The Rose Theatre in Kingston has announced the full cast and creative team for the venue’s next production which will run at Rose Theatre from 18 September to 10 October. The new comedy is written by Al Smith, based on the classic novel by Jerome K Jerome, and features original songs by Tony Award nominee Grant Olding. It follows three friends – J, George and Harris – and a dog named Montmorency, who embark on a holiday trip up the River Thames. The cast will include Jonny Weldon (101 Dalmatians) as Jerome, Bronté Barbé (Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!) as Harris, Richard David-Caine (The Witches) as George and Calum Donald-Bruce (Dinosaur World Live) as Montmorency. It will be directed by Christopher Haydon.
• Tristan and Yseult – casting has been confirmed for the Emma Rice Company’s adaptation of the 2003 piece by Kneehigh and Emma Rice, which was last seen on stage in 2017 and is now due to embark on a UK tour. The tour is co-produced with York Theatre Royal and Nottingham Playhouse. John Leader and Nandi Bhebhe lead the cast as Tristan and Yseult. They are joined by Matthew Churcher (as Frocin), Tom Fox (Morholt and Brangian), Jack Heydon (Love Spotter), Stephanie Hockley (Whitehands), Edward Rowe (King Mark) and Nigel Sudarkasa (Love Spotter). In the band are Pat Moran, Stu Barker, Harry Miller, Philippa Hogg and, as alternate for the New York run, Mary Johnson. It will begin performances at Theatre Royal Bath from 11 September and then it will visit Theatr Clywd, Mold (22 to 26 September), Citizens Theatre, Glasgow (30 September to 3 October), Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford (6 to 10 October), and Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh (20 to 24 October), before playing in New York City at St Ann’s Warehouse in November. In the new year, the tour will recommence at Oxford Playhouse (26 to 30 January 2027), Nottingham Playhouse (9 to 13 February) and York Theatre Royal (6 to 17 April). The play is written by Anna Maria Murphy and Carl Grose.
• Six – has announced a new cast for the musical’s 2026-27 UK and international tour. The new company will take over from 22 September, opening at Edinburgh Festival Theatre before continuing across the UK and Ireland and a visit to the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg from 5 to 9 May 2027. Joining the production are Sedona Sky as Catherine of Aragon, Eve Humphrey as Anne Boleyn, Billie Kerr as Jane Seymour, Tia Antoine-Charles as Anna of Cleves, Léa Desjacques as Katherine Howard and Amena El-Kindy as Catherine Parr. Rosie Itzel, Eve Parsons and Charlotte Anne Steen will serve as alternates, while Eve Knagg and Lara Vina Uzcatia join as super swings. The cast will be accompanied by the show’s all-female band, The Ladies in Waiting, led by musical director Sara De Sanctis. The musical continues to play at the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End and the Lena Horne Theatre on Broadway. Internationally, the show is set to launch a new Spanish-language production in Madrid this September, return to Australia for a national tour, and begin a 12-week engagement in China later this year – featuring the current tour cast. The production is produced by Kenny Wax, Wendy and Andy Barnes, and George Stiles.
• The Last Ship – the musical will run for a limited engagement at Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 22 September to 3 October 2026, with Sting appearing as Jack White in every performance. For two nights he will be joined by Shaggy, the global reggae icon, who will reprise his role as the Wallsend Ferryman in the reimagined 2026 adaptation of the musical. Shaggy will perform on the first performance in the West End on 22 September and at the gala night the following evening. The remaining cast will be announced soon.
• Sunday in the Park with George – Ariana Grande has withdrawn from the 2027 Marianne Elliott musical revival revival ofSondheim’s musical which is due to open next summer at the Barbican. Directed by Tony and Olivier winner Elliott (Company, War Horse) it will be the show’s first major London staging in two decades.
• Underbelly Boulevard Soho – formerly known as the Boulevard Theatre has announced its closure. The theatre will close on 10 January 2027. Ahead of that, the venue will showcase its Edinburgh Festival Fringe transfer season in September, the London premiere of Off-Broadway musical parody Heated Rivalry in October and the return of circus show Sophie’s Surprise Christmas Party that will be the closing production. The theatre opened in October 2023. Across the three years, the venue has hosted over 1700 performances with artists including Steven Frayne (Dynamo), Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Michael McIntyre, Self Esteem, David Letterman, John Bishop, John Cleese, James Acaster, National Youth Theatre, Flo and Joan, Kiefer Sutherland, and Phil Wang.
• The National Theatre – has announced plans to mark five decades of its South Bank home. “Stories Start Here: 50 Stories for 50 Years” will feature personal stories from stars who have performed at the venue, alongside memories from Laurence Olivier, Peter Hall and the NT’s architect Denys Lasdun. They will be shared in a free installation outside the building and via the National’s digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, allowing people around the world to enjoy them. Inside, a story station will also dispense the short stories printed on eco-friendly paper at random so visitors can take away their own memento of the anniversary. Actors confirmed to be involved include Hugh Jackman, Lesley Manville, Lucian Msamati, David Oyelowo, Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter. In addition, a new apprenticeship named in honour of Denys Lasdun has launched to support the next generation of theatre-makers, craftspeople and technicians. For its first 13 years, the National Theatre was based at the Old Vic before moving into its first purpose-built home, which was under construction between 1969 and 1976. Designed by architect Denys Lasdun, the Grade II listed 250,000-square-foot building divided opinion at the time of its construction but is now widely regarded as a masterpiece of brutalist architecture.
• Aaron Tveit – The Tony Award-winning stage and screen performer will return to London for a one-night concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday 6 October at 7.30pm. He will perform a selection of songs from across his career, including material from productions such as Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Next to Normal, Chess, Wicked, Catch Me If You Can and Schmigadoon! (Tveit starred in the original Apple TV series), Les Miserables (Enjolras in the movie adaptation) alongside music that has inspired him throughout his life. Accompanied by a live band, the concert will also feature stories and reflections from throughout his career. Tveit won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Moulin Rouge! The Musical and has previously appeared on the London stage in Assassins. Prior to his London visit he will be reprising his role as Christian in the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre from 18^th to 29^th August 2026.
• Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy – the full company has been announced the world premiere of the new play by Ava Pickett which will run at Stratford East from 3 September to 10 October 2026. Michelle Dockery and Laura Aikman will lead the cast playing the roles of Helen and Cee. Joining them will be Olivier Award winner Maimuna Memon as Dani, Gerard Monaco as Mario, Ethan Moorhouse as Messenger, Emma Monnickendam as Hermione, Jay Taylor as Marcus, Ellie Turner as Woman and Joshua-Alexander Williams as Luke.