Cast Announced for THE TWITS at Leicester Curve and Rose Theatre Kingston

Curve and Rose Theatre Kingston have announced full casting for their upcoming production of Roald Dahl's THE TWITS.

Mr. and Mrs. Twit will be played by Robert Pickavance and Jo Mousley. Pickavance has previously played other iconic Dahl characters on stage including The BFG and Grasshopper in James and The Giant Peach. The Muggle-Wump family will be played byLuke Johnson as Daddy Muggle-Wump, Liz Jadav as Mummy Muggle-Wump, Charlotte Workman as Girl Muggle-Wump and Alex Chang as Boy Muggle-Wump. The Roly-Poly Bird will be played by Jack Horner.

Composer and Curve Associate Artist Dougal Irvine returns to create new songs and music for the production, following his work on last year's production of Roald Dahl's The Witches. Director Max Webster will also be joined by Linbury Prize Finalist Georgia Lowe,both creating work at Curve for the first time.

The Twits is the second Made at Curve Christmas show created specifically for young people and their families and follows the success of Nikolai Foster's production of The Witches, which will run at West Yorkshire Playhouse over Christmas. The productions are programmed to coincide with the Dahl 100 anniversary.

Curve Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster said: "We couldn't be more excited to be presenting David Wood's anarchic adaptation of The Twits during the Dahl 100 celebratory year. Following the success of The Witches last year, we are proud to be working with our friends at the Rose Theatre Kingston and Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong once again. Director Max Webster and our casting director Kay Magson have brought together a first class company of actors, who not only play instruments but also boast a host of acrobatic skills, and an exceptional creative team. We are looking forward to The Twits and their motley crew rocking up in LE1 to realise this most disgusting and sticky adventure for young people and their families."

Roald Dahl's The Twits begins at Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong 25 - 27 November before returning to Curve 10 December - 15 January. The show later performs at Rose Theatre Kingston 5 - 16 April 2017.

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