New production photos and behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos are out for the West End transfer of hit musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London.
The Sheffield Theatres’ production wowed audiences and critics at the National Theatre, and is already storming the West End at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
The show is directed by Robert Hastie and features a hilarious and gut-wrenching book by Chris Bush, and songs by the legendary Sheffield singer-songwriter Richard Hawley.
Winner of the 2023 Olivier Award for ‘Best New Musical’, Standing at the Sky’s Edge charts the hopes and dreams of three generations over the course of six tumultuous decades, navigating universal themes of love, loss and survival.
The cast includes Lauryn Redding (Bloody Elle) as Nikki, Elizabeth Ayodele (Small Island, Steel Magnolias) as Joy, Joel Harper-Jackson (Cock, Kinky Boots) as Harry, Sharlene Hector (A Strange Loop, Hairspray) as Grace, Mel Lowe (Orlando) as Connie, Laura Pitt-Pulford (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) as Poppy, Baker Mukasa (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) as George, Alastair Natkiel (Line of Duty) as Marcus, Samuel Jordan (Masters of the Air, Sex Education) as Jimmy, and Rachael Wooding (Pretty Woman: The Musical) as Rose.
They are joined by Jonathan Andre (Macbeth, The Lion King) as Max, Jonathon Bentley (From Here to Eternity) as Gary, Mya Fox-Scott as Jenny, Rachael Louise Miller (Les Misérables) as Cathy, Adam Price (Privates on Parade, Hairspray) as Charles, Nicola Sloane (Backstairs Billy) as Vivienne, Lillie-Pearl Wildman (Sunset Boulevard, Cabaret) as Justine, David McKechnie (Flowers for Mrs Harris) as Joe/Workman, plus Monique Ashe-Palmer, Adam Colbeck-Dunn, Viquichele Cross, Jamie Doncaster, Caroline Fitzgerald, Jerome Lincoln, Sean McLevy and Karen Wilkinson.
The young company completing the cast are Alayna Anderson, Luca Foster-Lejeune, Renee Hart, Eric Madgwick, Chioma Nduka, and Sam Stocks.
Joining Robert Hastie in the creative team are set and costume designer, Ben Stones; choreographer, Lynne Page; orchestrator and arranger, originating music supervisor, Tom Deering; lighting designer, Mark Henderson; sound designer, Bobby Aitken; wigs, hair and make-up designer, Cynthia De La Rosa, casting director, Stuart Burt CDG, children’s casting director, Chloe Blake, dialect coaches Michaela Kennen and Shereen Ibrahim. Associate director is Elin Schofield, associate choreographer is Thomas Herron, musical director and associate music supervisor is Alex Beetschen, associate sound designer is Jonas Roebuck and associate costume designer is Sally Wilson.
Standing at the Sky’s Edge is booking at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from 8 February to 3 August 2024.
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Standing at the Sky’s Edge – Rehearsal photos
UPDATES: First published 25 January 2024 featuring rehearsal images for Standing at the Sky’s Edge; Updated 16 February 2024 with production images for the show
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