The National Theatre in London has announced casting for its two new Christmas 2024 productions – a new stage adaptation of classic story Ballet Shoes, and a starry revival of Oscar Wilde comedy The Importance of Being Earnest.
Ballet Shoes will star Melanie-Joyce Bermudez as Petrova Fossil, Sonya Cullingford as Winifred, Jenny Galloway as Nana, Nadine Higgin as Theo Dane, Helena Lymbery as Doctor Jakes, Xolishweh Ana Richards as Ballerina, Sid Sagar as Jayan Saravanan, Grace Saif as Pauline Fossil, Justin Salinger as GUM and Daisy Sequerra as Posy Fossil.
The Ensemble will include Cordelia Braithwaite, Michelle Cornelius, Courtney George, Eryck Brahmania, and Georges Hann, with further casting to be announced.
Further casting has also been announced for The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Max Webster (Macbeth, Life of Pi).
This new reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy has already announced most of the cast, including Sharon D Clarke (Lost Boys and Fairies, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Doctor Who) as Lady Bracknell, Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education) as Algernon Moncrieff, Hugh Skinner (W1A, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) as Jack Worthing, Richard Cant (Stan & Ollie, Mary Queen of Scots) as Reverend Canon Chasuble, and Amanda Lawrence (Star Wars: Episode – IX The Rise of Skywalker, Angels in America) as Miss Prism.
They will be joined by Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Rain Dogs, Blues for an Alabama Sky) as Gwendolen Fairfax and Eliza Scanlen (Little Women, Sharp Objects) as Cecily Cardew.
Joining director Max Webster in the creative team are: set and costume design by Rae Smith, lighting design by Jon Clark, sound design by Nicola T. Chang, composition by DJ Walde, movement direction by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille and casting by Alastair Coomer CDG.
The Importance of Being Earnest is playing in the National’s Lyttelton theatre from 20 November 2024 to 25 January 2025.
Ballet Shoes is playing in the National’s Olivier theatre from 23 November 2024 to 1 February 2025.
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