Final casting has been announced by the National Theatre for the forthcoming West End transfer of Standing at the Sky’s Edge.
The Olivier Award-winning musical starts its West End run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre next month, on 8 February 2024.
Already announced in the cast are 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 will be 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.
Directed by Robert Hastie, with a book by Chris Bush and songs by Sheffield singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, the musical was a big hit at the National Theatre last year, and in its original home at Sheffield Theatres. The show won Best New Musical and Best Original Score / New Orchestration for Hawley’s music at the 2023 Olivier Awards, and delighted the London critics.
The musical follows three storylines across three generations: Poppy wants to escape her old life in London; Joy and Jimmy want to spend the rest of their lives together; and Rose and Harry want the new life they’ve been promised.
The creative team also includes set and costume design by Ben Stones, choreography by Lynne Page, music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Tom Deering, lighting by Mark Henderson, sound by Bobby Aitken, wigs, hair and make-up design by Cynthia De La Rosa and casting by Stuart Burt CDG. Music director is John Rutledge, fight director is Kenan Ali, associate choreographer is Thomas Herron, assistant music director is Ehsaan Shivarani, dialects coaches are: Michaela Kennen and Shereen Ibrahim, and casting of young performers by Chloe Blake.
Standing at the Sky’s Edge plays the Gillian Lynne Theatre from 8 February to 3 August 2024.
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