[clockwise] Hadyn Gwynne, Zoe Birkett and Grace Mouat join the cast of The Great British Bake Off the Musical
Gwynne (Anything Goes, Billy Elliot The Musical) is one of a number of newcomers to join the original Cheltenham Everyman Theatre production for the West End transfer. New additions also include former Pop Idol contestant turned musical theatre favourite Zoe Birkett (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Bodyguard) as co-presenter Kim, rising star Grace Mouat (Six, Cinderella, Legally Blonde) as contestant Izzy and understudies Georgie Westall (A Christmas Carol, The Rocky Horror Show), Stuart Hickey (Come From Away, Grandpa’s Great Escape) and Jamil Abbasi (West End debut). The role of Lily will be shared by Aanya Shah, Amelie Rouse and Maisy Mein.
As previously announced Jones (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables) will lead the returning cast alongside Scott Paige (The Addams Family, Nativity!), Claire Moore (Mary Poppins, The Girls), Catriana Sanderson (Evita, We Will Rock You), Charlotte Wakefield (The Boy In A Dress, Crazy For You), Damian Humbley (Local Hero, Merrily We Roll Along), Jay Saighal (Hedda Gabler , Romeo and Juliet), Michael Cahill (Les Misérables, Starlight Express), Louis Gaudencio (Aladdin, Our Teacher’s a Troll) and Annette Yeo (Love Never Dies, The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!). Aharon Rayner and Gabriella Stylianou will make their West End debut in the production.
Following on from the show’s world premiere run in Cheltenham in the summer, the musical inspired by the much-loved TV series will be cooking up a storm in the West End from 25 February until 13 May 2023.
Presented by Mark Goucher Productions Ltd and endorsed and created in association with executive producer and creative director Richard McKerrow and the television show’s producers Love Productions, the musical features an original score by multi-award-winning writers Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ – The Musical). The musical which was co-created by Anna Beattie and McKerrow is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh (Half a Sixpence, Noël Coward Theatre).
The original creative team also includes: choreographer Georgina Lamb, set, costume and cake designer Alice Power, lighting designer Ben Cracknell, sound designer Ben Harrison, orchestrations Tom Curran, musical supervisor Mark Collins, assistant musical director Chris Poon and casting director Jim Arnold.
Announcing the West End transfer leading theatre, producer Mark Goucher said: “Having won over the Cheltenham audience, I’m so thrilled that this talented creative team and cast are getting this opportunity to bring this new musical to the audiences of the West End. If you are a fan of the iconic Great British Bake Off on Channel 4 you will love it, and if you’ve never watched Great British Bake Off, you’ll be sure to tune in after seeing this.”
McKerrow added: “Working on this new Bake Off musical with Mark, and the fantastic team of creatives, cast and crew, has been a brilliant experience and thanks to this dedicated team I really hope we have created a musical that celebrates the spirit of the television show and will bring tears and laughter to a wide audience.”
Commenting on the West End transfer, real-life Bake-Off judge, Prue Leith commented: “I am thrilled to bits that The Great British Bake Off Musical is going to the West End. It is an uplifting, funny, heartfelt story, which will have you singing and dancing out of the theatre with a huge smile. A theatrical sweet treat. Just what we need right now.”
Angela Thomas
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