Rob Herron has been cast in Metropolis at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, London
Casting has been announced for the first London revival of the musical version of the Fritz Lang movie Metropolis at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre this month.
Rob Herron, Miiya Alexandra, Gareth James, Kitty Whitelaw, Michael Levi, Alex Ely and Marc Mackinnon will head the cast. Making up the supporting ensemble will be Annabel Edwards, Kieran Wynne, Tami Stone, Michael Larcombe, Laura Hyde, Mikey Wooster, Natalie Jayne Hall, Tom Blackmore, Freya Tilly and Shannon Kavanagh.
The closing show in All Star Productions’ 2017 season, Metropolis will play the East London venue from 10-29 October.
Continuing All Star’s commitment to producing revivals of rarely-produced musicals, the first UK staging of the show since its London premiere in 1989 will be directed by Tim McArthur with musical direction and orchestrations by Aaron Clingham.
The creative team will also include choreographer Ian Pyle, set designer Justin Williams, costume designer Joana Dias, assistant set designer Jonny Rust, assistant director Jamie Birkett, lighting designer Vittorio Verta, production manager Randy Smartnick, production assistant Angie Lawrence and producer Andrew Yon.
With music by Joe Brooks and a book and lyrics by Brooks and Dusty Hughes, and inspired by one of the most iconic silent movies, Metropolis is set in 2026 in the last city in a world in which natural resources have been exhausted and slave workers are forced to work underground to by wealthy industrialists.
Angela Thomas
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