The Kiln Theatre in London has announced casting for new musical Coven, which has extended its run.
Coven is playing at the Kiln Theatre from 31 October, and is now playing until 20 December 2025.
The world premiere of this new musical has music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning Daisy Chute with Rebecca Brewer, book by Rebecca Brewer, and is directed by Olivier Award-winner Miranda Cromwell (Death of a Salesman).
Coven will star Allyson Ava-Brown (Hamilton) as Nell / Elizabeth, Rachel Barnes (Grapes of Wrath) as Ensemble, Gabrielle Brooks (Get Up Stand Up, Shadow and Bone) as Jenet, Shiloh Coke (Chiaroscuro) as Frances / Alizon, Rosalind Ford (In Clay) as King James / Ensemble, Penny Layden (The Ocean at the End of the Lane) as Martha / Judge, Holly Mallett (Are You Ready to Rock?) as Ensemble, Lauryn Redding (Standing at the Sky’s Edge) as Rose, Kathryn Tindall (Mamma Mia! The Party) as Ensemble, Diana Vickers (I Wish You Well -The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical) as Edmund / Covell, and Jacinta Whyte (Juno and the Paycock) as Maggie. Also, Jennifer Whyte (Les Misérables) – Keys.
Alongside Miranda Cromwell in the creative team are Set and Costume Designer Jasmine Swan, Lighting Designer Zeynep Kepekli, Sound Designer Helen Atkinson, Musical Supervisor Jennifer Whyte, Choreographer Shelley Maxwell, Puppetry Director Laura Cubitt, Casting Director Rosie Pearson for Pearson Casting CDG, Dramaturg Tom Wright, and Voice Coach Hazel Holder.
Amit Sharma, Artistic Director & CEO of Kiln Theatre, said in a statement: “Coven is unlike anything we’ve staged at Kiln before! With this phenomenal cast on stage along with an incredible creative team, Coven is a real celebration of female-led storytelling, live music, and theatrical magic. We’re so proud to premiere it here with our brilliant producing partners and, with the extension announced too, can’t wait to share it with audiences this autumn!”
Rebecca Brewer and Daisy Chute said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be collaborating with such an incredible cast and creative team. The two of us feel so lucky to see the show brought to life by such a richly talented coven.”
Director Miranda Cromwell said: “I am thrilled to share the cast and creative team for Coven. This is a Coven of extraordinarily talented women who are reclaiming this incredible slice of history and exploring the legacy it holds today. It is such an honour to be at the helm of the world premiere of this brand-new musical and I’m so excited to watch it come to life with an audience on the stage of Kiln Theatre.”
Coven is a Kiln Theatre production in association with Kindred Partners and Eilene Davidson Productions.
Coven is running at the Kiln Theatre from 31 October to 20 December 2025.
Book tickets to COVEN at the Kiln Theatre London
Related News
Full Cast Announced for Club NVRLND, the Peter Pan nightclub musical heading to The Vaults
Full cast announced for Nine Night at the Kiln Theatre and run extended to January
Diana Vickers and Le Fil to star in Club NVRLND, London’s hottest new night out
National Theatre announces major new production of West Side Story for its 2027 season
Latest News
Everything you need to know about The Traitors: Acts of Betrayal in London
Nina Raine’s sweeping new adaptation of Middlemarch arrives at the RSC: See brand-new images from the production
What to expect from Pride the Musical ahead of highly anticipated transfer to the Bridge Theatre
