Charlie Stemp and Zizi Strallen in Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. Picture: Johan Persson
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh have announced an extension to performances of the multi-award-winning Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre.
Starring Zizi Strallen (Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre, Mary Poppins tour UK, Ireland and Dubai) as the magical nanny alongside Charlie Stemp (Half A Sixpence, West End, Hello, Dolly!, Broadway) as Bert, the musical will continue to enchant London audiences until 10 July 2022.
The production’s acclaimed cast also includes Charlie Anson (American Psycho, Almeida Theatre) as George Banks, Amy Griffiths (Into The Woods, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Winifred Banks, veteran singing star Petula Clark (Sunset Boulevard, West End and Broadway) as Bird Woman, Liz Robertson (Love Never Dies, Adelphi Theatre) as Miss Andrew, Claire Machin (The Girls, Phoenix Theatre) as Mrs Brill, Jack North (The Country Wife, Chichester Festival Theatre) as Robertson Ay and Paul F. Monaghan (The Bridges of Madison County, Menier Chocolate Factory) as Bank Chairman and Admiral Bloom.
The ensemble is made up of Yves Adang, Angeline Bell, Lydia Boulton, Alison Connell, Adam Davidson, Danielle Delys, Joseph Dockree, Charlie Donnelly, Stan Doughty, Glen Facey, Davide Fienauri, Harry Francis, Lyndsey Gardiner, Ian Gareth-Jones, Maria Garrett, Mark Goldthorp, Jacqueline Hughes, Emma Hunter, Jason Kajdi, Sam Lathwood, Jordan Livesey,Tania Mathurin, Laura Medforth, Alex Pinder, Ben Redfern, Clare Rickard, Lucie-Mae Sumner, Scott Waugh and Monique Young.
The winner of the Best Musical Revival at the 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards and Best Set Design and Best Theatre Choreographer Awards at last year’s Olivier Awards, Mary Poppins returned to its original London home, the Prince Edward Theatre in October 2019, 15 years after the musical version of the much-loved Disney film’s first appeared on the West End stage.
The stage version of the much-loved story of the magical nanny was co-created by Cameron Mackintosh with a book by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and featuring the timeless score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman. New songs and additional music and lyrics are by the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
Co-directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne and Richard Eyre, Mary Poppins boasts orchestrations by William David Brohn with dance and vocal arrangements by George Stiles. The new sound design is by Paul Gatehouse with lighting by Hugh Vanstone and Natasha Katz and co-choreography is by Stephen Mear. The reimagined set and costume designs are by Bob Crowley.
Angela Thomas
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