The Old Vic theatre in London has revealed final casting for it’s forthcoming new big musical – Just For One Day.
Newly announced cast includes Back to the Future star Olly Dobson, Hamilton’s Joel Montague, Six’s Danielle Steers, plus Jason Battersby, Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong, Joe Edgar, Kerry Enright, Jo Foster, Collette Guitart, Eddie Mann, AJ Lewis, Rachel Moran, Abiona Omonua, Jack Shalloo, Tamara Tare and Dyd Wynford.
Already announced are Craige Els (Matilda The Musical, Doctor Who, Antigone), who is set to play Bob Geldof, plus Naomi Katiyo (Treason The Musical, Ain’t Too Proud), Julie Atherton (Sister Act The Musical), Ashley Campbell (Tammy Faye), Jackie Clune (Billy Elliot The Musical), James Hameed (Eugenius!), Hope Kenna (Wendy and Peter Pan), Freddie Love (But I’m a Cheerleader), and Emily Ooi, Rhys Wilkinson (& Juliet).
The musical centres on Live Aid, which became a global phenomenon in 1985, organised by Rock stars Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the Ethiopian famine crisis. The 70 artists performed in front of an audience of 1.5 billion, and $127 million was raised for famine relief.
The show will be directed by Luke Sheppard (In Dreams, & Juliet, The Little Big Things), and is written by John O’Farrell (Mrs Doubtfire, Something Rotten), with Live Aid’s Bob Geldof collaborating on the project.
The songs in Just For One Day will be some of the hits performed at the Live Aid event, including songs from Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, The Cars, Status Quo, Paul Weller, Sade, The Boomtown Rats, Bryan Adams, Diana Ross, Ultravox and more.
Joining Sheppard in the creative team are Matthew Brind (musical supervision, arrangements and orchestration), Ebony Molina (choreography), Soutra Gilmour (set design), Fay Fullerton (costumes), Howard Hudson (lighting design), Gareth Owen (sound design), Andrzej Goulding (video and animation), and Stuart Burt (casting).
Director Luke Sheppard said in a statement: “It is a great privilege to have such extraordinary artists join our company. This piece is all about the power of people coming together and I can’t wait to see what this group of brilliant performers will achieve on the legendary Old Vic stage.”
Just For One Day is playing at The Old Vic from 26 January to 30 March 2024.
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