Phileas Fogg and Passepartout will fly high at London’s Union Theatre next month in a revival of Phil Willmott and Annemarie Lewis Thomas’ well-received musical version of Around the World in 80 Days.
Produced by the Union’s artistic director Sasha Regan and directed by Brendan Matthew, the new production will run from 8 August until 8 September 2018.
Based on Jules Verne’s classic novel, Around the World in 80 Days features a script and original songs by director and playwright Willmott and a score by Musical Theatre Academy principal and founder Lewis Thomas.
The cast for the Union Production is made up of Sam Peggs, Connor Hughes, Jasmin Minjoot, Robert Oliver, Ceris Hine, Aiobhin O’Neill, Mikulas Urbanek, Beth Bradley, Luke Cartledge, Noe Bersier, Annabelle Louise, Priscilla Osegie, Ryan Willis, Courtney Hows, Ashley Shackell, Lucy Parsons and Kieran Wynne.
Director Matthew heads a creative team that includes choreographer Mitchell Harper, musical director Henry Brennan with set designs by Justin Williams and Jonny Rust and costume design by Penn O’Gara. Martin Brady will be the production’s stage manager with Luke Byrne acting as assistant producer/director.
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