WhatsOnStage was recently invited to meet the brand-new cast for the first-ever UK and Ireland tour of Come From Away.
The company gathered together at London's Maple Leaf pub in Covent Garden for a photoshoot (and to kiss the fish, obvs!), so we took the opportunity to get to know them a little better as they screeched themselves into the internationally celebrated musical.
The multi-award-winning piece, which is based on the verbatim tales of those grounded in Newfoundland in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, was recently recognised as one of the greatest musicals of all time by WhatsOnStage readers. It has had engagements in the West End, on Broadway, in Canada, throughout Australia, and on a 60-city North American tour.
The cast includes (in alphabetical order) Natasha J Barnes (Hex) as Janice and others, Daniel Crowder (Mamma Mia!) as Nick, Doug and others, Mark Dugdale (The Book Thief) as Kevin T, Garth and others, Rosie Glossop (Kinky Boots) as Bonnie and others, Amanda Henderson (Casualty) as Beulah and others, Kirsty Hoiles (Mamma Mia!) as Diane and others, Oliver Jacobson (The Book of Mormon) as Oz and others, Dale Mathurin (Frankenstein) as Bob and others, Nicholas Pound (Cats) as Claude and others, Sara Poyzer (Billy Elliot the Musical) as Beverley, Annette and others, Bree Smith (Titanic The Musical) as Hannah and others, and Jamal Zulfiqar (Migrations) as Kevin J, Ali and others.
Rounding out the company are Angeline Bell (Matilda), Daniel Cane (Spamalot), Ashleigh Harvey (Heathers), Alyn Hawke (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast), Kathryn Pemberton (The Sopranos), and Kevin Yates (Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations).
The creative team features Irene Sankoff and David Hein (book, music and lyrics), Christopher Ashley (director), Kelly Devine (musical staging), Ian Eisendrath (music supervision and arrangements), Beowulf Boritt (scenic design), Toni-Leslie James (costume design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Gareth Owen (sound design), David Brian Brown (hair design), August Eriksmoen (orchestrations), Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG (casting), Tara Overfield Wilkinson (associate director), and Richard Hinds (associate choreographer).
The tour will open at Leicester Curve (1 to 9 March 2024), before heading to Liverpool Empire (12 to 23 March), Millennium Centre Cardiff (2 to 6 April), Theatre Royal Plymouth (9 to 13 April), Southampton Mayflower (16 to 20 April), Oxford New Theatre (23 to 27 April), Leeds Grand (30 April to 11 May), Birmingham Hippodrome (21 May to 1 June), Hull New Theatre (4 to 8 June), Dublin Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (11 to 22 June), Belfast Grand Opera House (25 to 29 June), Ipswich Regent Theatre (2 to 6 July), Sheffield Lyceum Theatre (9 to 20 July), Llandudno Venue Cymru (30 July to 3 August), Newcastle Theatre Royal (6 to 17 August), Bristol Hippodrome (20 to 31 August), Aberdeen His Majesty's Theatre (10 to 14 September), Edinburgh Playhouse (17 to 21 September), Glasgow Kings Theatre (24 to 28 September), Nottingham Theatre Royal (1 to 5 October), New Wimbledon Theatre (8 to 12 October), Norwich Theatre Royal (15 to 26 October), Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (5 to 9 November), Canterbury Marlowe Theatre (12 to 16 November), Chichester Festival Theatre (18 to 23 November), Milton Keynes Theatre (26 November to 30 November), and the Lowry in Salford (3 December to 5 January 2025).
24 авг 2024
