Casting has been announced for the work-in-progress debut of new vegan-themed musical Little Sausage at The Other Palace in London next month.
Produced by Tanya Truman, the verbatim musical which explores the relationship between veganism and masculinity will feature Dan Bravo, Owen Clayton and Joanna Clark.
The folk-pop music flavoured work which will be directed by Annabelle Hollingdale will be showcased in The Other Palace Studio on 4 and 5 March 2022.
With music and lyrics by Joshua Fowley and book by Deborah Vogt, the musical which has been in development for three years uses the real words from interviewees including an Australian activist and a non-vegan who grew up in a farming community in Northern England as the basis for the story of a Yorkshire lad whose relationships with his friends and family changes during his journey from cheese addict to animal activist.
Commenting on the cast, Truman said: “Coming from a performing background myself, I know how difficult it can be to get noticed for projects. As a producer, I am passionate about working with incredibly talented people. I work hard with my creative team to look at fresh talent instead of selective based on where they may have trained, what credits they have, or how many Instagram followers they have.
“With Little Sausage being verbatim and 100% based on live interviews of people’s experiences with veganism, it was essential to find actors who were excellent multi rollers to embody these people as authentically as possible.”
Director Hollingdale added: “Little Sausage is as zany as it is sincere and evocative as it is entertaining. As a director, I am most drawn to text seated in naturalism, and it doesn’t get more naturalistic than real words spoken by real people.
“As a vegan, I find this musical painfully and comically indicative of conversations I have had and heard first hand, and I’m thrilled to be able to invite an audience to share in this.”
Angela Thomas
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