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Casting has been announced for musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch which opens at Southwark Playhouse this December ahead of a 2024 UK tour

American actress Shawna Hamic will make her UK theatre debut in the lead role of Ursula. Shawna is most likely known for her performance in Netflix TV series Orange is the New Black. Her theatre credits include 1776 (Broadway and US National Tour), The Last Ship (Broadway and US National Tour), Les Misérables (US National Tour), Kinky Boots (US National Tour), Miss You Like Hell (The Public Theater, Off-Broadway) and My Paris (Terris Theater, Connecticut). She has recently appeared in TV series The Time Traveller’s Wife, Halston, Russian Doll, New Amsterdam, That Damn Michael Che, Bull and BRUISED.

River Medway plays Ariel. After appearing on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, River quickly became a fan favourite. River has since travelled the UK on various tours, including Pick’n’Mix, The Main Event and the official Drag Race UK Season 3 tour. In 2021, she also briefly joined the cast as Alice in Tuckshop’s Dick Whittington (Phoenix Theatre, West End). Most recently, River played Sister Mary Julie Andrews in Death Drop: Back In The Habit (West End and UK Tour).

The full cast includes Thomas Lowe (Triton), Allie Dart (Sebastian), Jamie Mawson (Eric), Julian Capolei (Grimsby) and Corrina Buchan, Jack Gray, Jamie McKillop and Milly Willows in the ensemble.

Top L-R: Shawna Hamic, Allie Dart, Jamie McKillop, Corrina Buchan, Jamie Mawson. Bottom L-R: River Medway, Julian Capolei , Milly Millows & Thomas Lowe. Image provided by production.

Unfortunate will kick off at Southwark Playhouse Elephant for 10-weeks this winter before touring across the UK through to summer 2024.

The smash-hit show is written by Robyn Grant (who also directs) and Daniel Foxx, with music, arrangements and orchestrations by Tim Gilvin.

Unfortunate plays a London season at Southwark Playhouse, running from 8 December 2023 – 17 February 2024.

Book Unfortunate tickets at Southwark Playhouse

Unfortunate UK Tour Schedule

Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Friday 8th December 2023 – Saturday 17th February 2024

The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 22nd February – Saturday 2nd March 2024

Liverpool Playhouse
Tuesday 5th March – Saturday 9th March 2024

His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
Tuesday 12th March – Saturday 16th March 2024

The Orchard Theatre, Dartford
Tuesday 19th March – Saturday 23rd March 2024

The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (on sale soon)
Thursday 4th April – Saturday 6th April 2024

Curve Theatre, Leicester
Monday 8th April – Tuesday 9th April 2024

Birmingham Hippodrome
Thursday 11th April – Saturday 13th April 2024

New Theatre, Peterborough
Tuesday 16th April – Saturday 20th April 2024

Oxford Playhouse (on sale soon)
Tuesday 23rd April – Saturday 27th April 2024

The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Tuesday 30th April – Saturday 4thMay 2024

New Theatre, Cardiff
Tuesday 7th May – Saturday 11th May 2024

Palace Theatre, Southend
Tuesday 28th May – Saturday 1st June 2024

Northcott Theatre, Exeter (on sale soon)
Tuesday 4th June – Saturday 8th June 2024

Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Tuesday 18th June – Saturday 22nd June 2024

Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Tuesday 25th June – Sunday 30th June 2024

Theatre Royal, Newcastle (on sale soon)
Tuesday 2nd July – Thursday 4th July 2024

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Saturday 6th July – Sunday 7th July 2024

Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
Thursday 11th July – Sunday 14th July 2024

More dates to be announced.

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Main photo: Shawna Hamic & River Medway (provided by production)

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