The revival will run at The Curve in Leicester from the 21st November until the 16th January.
The Curve in Leicester has announced the full casting for its festive production of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, heading to the stage this November.
It has been confirmed that Jonny Fines will play Willy Wonka, while Charlie Bucket will be played by Lucas Kerr, Jett Moises, William Stafford and Theo Wake. David-Michael Johnson will play Grandpa Joe, while Molly Lynch is Mrs Bucket.
Serei Knight-Francis, Shamiso Nyamuda and Tida Nyamuda will share the role of Violet Beauregarde, with Lejaun Sheppard as Mr Beauregarde. Kyrelle Lammy, Leo Hollingsworth and Samuel Smith will share the role of Mike Teavee, while Rachel Izen plays Mrs Teavee.
Matilda Hennessy, Rose Jammeh and Sophie Purnell will play Veruca Salt, with Darren Bennett as Mr Salt. Thomas Burton, George Consterdine and Benjamin Dalton will share the role of Augustus Gloop, while Lizzie Bea plays Mrs Gloop.
Meanwhile, the cast is also set to include: Michelle Cornelius as Grandma Josephine, Thea Jo Wolfe as Grandma Georgina, Samuel Sarpong-Broni as Grandpa George, Liam Doyle as Jerry, Sinead Kenny as Cherry and Aisha Davis as Mrs Green.
The ensemble is comprised of Elsie Buckley, Ru Fisher, Liam McEvoy, Billy Medlin and Hannah Nuttall. Making his professional debut, Jordan Dixon joins Rachel Jayne Picar as an onstage swing, with Joseph Craig and Tori McDougall as offstage swings.
Join Charlie Bucket, Grandpa Joe, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee and the Oompa-Loompas as we step through the gates of Willy Wonka’s marvellous chocolate factory into a world of pure imagination. From the banks of a scrumdiddlyumptious chocolate river to the dizzying heights of the Great Glass Elevator, nothing is quite as it seems in this wonderful Wonka wonderland.
This revival of the musical, which features a book by David Greig, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, is set to be directed by Curve artistic director Nikolai Foster.
The creative team also includes: Ebony Molina as choreographer and Leslie Travers as set designer. Katrina Lindsay is costume designer, Chris Fisher is illusions designer, Ben Cracknell is lighting designer, Adam Fisher is sound designer and George Reeve is video designer.Mark Marson for Campbell Young Associates is wigs, hair and make-up designer, while Rachael Canning is puppets designer and director. Stephen Brooker is musical supervisor, George Dyer is orchestrations adaptor and Isaac McCullough is musical director. Casting is by Olivia Laydon for Jill Green Casting.
To book tickets visit: https://www.curveonline.co.uk/whats-on/shows/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/