NEWS: New Company Announced for Starlight express

The revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express has announced a new company joining the production from the 11th June.

Those joining the cast are:  Gavin Adams as Rusty, Sophie Naglik as Pearl, Olivia Ringrose as Greaseball, Asher Forth as Electra and Georgia Pemberton as Dinah. They will be joining  Jade Marvin as Momma McCoy and  Jaydon Vijn as Hydra.

The company is completed by Jamie Addison, Jessie Angell, Ollie Augustin, Evan Taylor Benyacar, Charles Butcher, Cletus Chan, Tamara Verhoven Clyde, Jamie Cruttenden, Kelly Downing, Isaac Edwards, Maddy Erzan-Essien, Sam Gallacher, Lucy Glover, Scott Hayward, Dante Hutchinson, Iwan James, Lewis Kidd, Hannah Kiss, Nicole Louise-Lewis, Bethany Rose Lythgoe, Jessica Niles, Temi Olawole, Harrison Peterkin, RED, Ashley Rowe, Nicky Wong Rush, Charlie Russell, Gary Sheridan, Lara Vina Uzcatia and Amber Weston.

As a child’s train set magically comes to life and the engines race to become the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train has little hope of winning until he is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’.

Now booking until the 1st March 2026, the musical originally premiered at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in 1984, where it played until 2002. It features music by Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe.

This revival is directed by Luke Sheppard  with the creative team also including: set designer Tim Hatley, costume designer Gabriella Slade, lighting designer Howard Hudson, sound designer Gareth Owen, video designer Andrzej Goulding, new orchestrations by Matthew Brind and Lloyd Webber, musical supervision by Matthew Brind and David Wilson, musical direction by Laura Bangay and casting by Pearson Casting.

The original choreography was by Arlene Phillips who returns as creative dramaturg alongside choreographer Ashley Nottingham.