NEWS: Club NVRLND Announces complete Casting for London Run

photo by Lucas Dove

Full casting has now been confirmed for the upcoming immersive production Club NVRLND, onceived and directed by Steven Kunis (Hir, Straight White Men), with a book by Olivier Award-winning Jack Holden (Cruise, KENREX).

Newly announced for the cast are: George Renshaw (The Oresteia, The Bridge Theatre; Dorian, Southwark Playhouse; Heathers the Musical, The Other Palace), Ceili O’Connor (Mary Poppins, Prince Edward Theatre; Sunset Boulevard, The Royal Albert Hall; Evita, UK Tour) and Peter Caulfield (TipToe, BBC; Cucumber, Channel 4; Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).

They join the previously announced Diana Vickers* (X Factor, ITV; I Wish You Well, Criterion Theatre; Deep-Heat Rivalry, The Other Palace; The Rocky Horror Show, UK tour) as Wendy Darling & RuPaul’s Drag Race UK contestant Le Fil (Dragged To The Musicals, UK tour & Pride World Tour with Melanie C) returning as Tiger Lily.

Also in the cast are Matthew Gent (Les Misérables, Queen’s Theatre; The Phantom of the Opera, His Majesty’s Theatre) who returns as Hook, Becky Bassett (Summer Holiday, UK tour; The Fingask Follies, UK tour) as Ensemble/Nana, Damian Buhagiar (Evita, London Palladium; My Fair Lady, Leicester Curve) as Ensemble/Smee,  Max James Hodge (Pippin in Concert, Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Joshua De La-Garde (MAMMA MIA!, Novello Theatre), Elinor Morris (Oscar At The Crown, The Crown at Tottenham Court Road; The Sound Of Music, London Palladium), Ashley-Jordon Packer (Swan Lake, UK & International tour; The Bodyguard, Adelphi Theatre), Appolilly Szwarc (Dark of the Moon, Charing Cross Theatre; Annie, Cork Opera House) and Natalie Yin (Heartstopper 2, Netflix; Oscar at the Crown, The Crown at Tottenham Court Road).

The company is completed by Matthew Gent (Les Misérables, Queen’s Theatre; The Phantom of the Opera, His Majesty’s Theatre) who returns as Hook, Becky Bassett (Summer Holiday, UK tour; The Fingask Follies, UK tour) as Ensemble/Nana, Damian Buhagiar (Evita, London Palladium; My Fair Lady, Leicester Curve) as Ensemble/Smee,  Max James Hodge (Pippin in Concert, Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Joshua De La-Garde (MAMMA MIA!, Novello Theatre), Elinor Morris (Oscar At The Crown, The Crown at Tottenham Court Road; The Sound Of Music, London Palladium), Ashley-Jordon Packer (Swan Lake, UK & International tour; The Bodyguard, Adelphi Theatre), Appolilly Szwarc (Dark of the Moon, Charing Cross Theatre; Annie, Cork Opera House) and Natalie Yin (Heartstopper 2, Netflix; Oscar at the Crown, The Crown at Tottenham Court Road).

The production, which features music by artists such as  Britney Spears, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, was first seen at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Welcome to NVRLND, where the party goes straight on till morning.

When runaway bride Wendy Darling stumbles back into Peter’s world, she’s forced to question everything she thought she wanted. Offered the chance to rewrite her story, Wendy’s thrown back into a world of intoxicating fun and reckless adventure.

The production has choreography by Ashley Nottingham, executive music production and arrangements by Hugo Dunn-Vereker, set and costume design by Suzu Sakai, lighting design by Olivier Award-nominated Robbie Butler, sound design by Sound Quiet Time, casting direction by Lucy Casson, music production & arrangements by Liam James, and vocal arrangements by Simon Nathan, music supervision by Colm O’Regan with Aida Rocci as creative producer.