Full casting has been announced for the UK premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Here We Are at the National Theatre in London.

Here We Are has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Follies, Sweeney Todd) and a book by Tony Award-nominee David Ives (All in the Timing, Venus in Fur). The show is inspired by two of Luis Buñuel’s iconic films and follows a group of guest who are unable to leave a dinner party.

Previously announced cast includes: Tracie Bennett (Follies), Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die), Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story), Chumisa Dornford-May (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Richard Fleeshman (Company), Harry Hadden-Paton (Downton Abbey), Cameron Johnson (Guys & Dolls), Jane Krakowski (30 Rock), Martha Plimpton (Sweat), and Paulo Szot (South Pacific).

Cast announced today are: Edward Baker-Duly (Emmerdale, West Side Story), Alastair Brookshaw (Sunday in the Park with George, Into The Woods), Jack Butterworth (Kiss Me, Kate), Molly Lynch (My Fair Lady, Carousel, Sunset Boulevard), Amira Matthews (Roald Dahl’s The Witches, Evita, Merrily We Roll Along) and Steven Serlin (Amour, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

Top R-L: Molly Lynch, Steven Serlin, Alastair Brookshaw, Bottom R-L: Edward Baker-Duly, Jack Butterworth, Amira Matthews. Photo credits: Yellow Belly, Bernadette Oz, Michael Shelford, Adam Price, Harry Livingstone, Michael Shelford

The production first played last year at The Shed in New York directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello (Wicked, Assassins) where it received mixed reviews from critics. Tracie Bennett and Denis O’Hare will reprise their roles from the original production in New York.

The London production will also be directed by Joe Mantello, joined in the creative team by set and costume designer David Zinn, choreographer Sam Pinkleton, orchestrations Jonathan Tunick, additional arrangements Alexander Gemignani, conductor Nigel Lilley, lighting designer Natasha Katz, sound designer Tom Gibbons and casting director Bryony Jarvis-Taylor.

Here We Are is playing in the Lyttelton theatre at the National Theatre from 23 April to 28 June 2025.

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Main photo: Here We Are - Casting: Clockwise from top left: Tracie Bennett (Photo Adam Price), Rory Kinnear, Richard Fleeshman (Photo Faye Thomas), Chumisa Dornford-May (Photo Yellowbelly), Martha Plimpton (Photo Markham, Froggatt & Irwin), Cameron Johnson (Photo Yellowbelly), Paulo Szot (Photo Priscila Prade), Denis O'Hare (Photo Alexander Berg), Jane Krakowski (Photo Patrick Shaw), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Photo Luke Fontana)

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