Chichester Festival Theatre Announces Casting Updates for 2017 Season
Daniel Evans, Chichester's new Artistic Director, opens Festival 2017 directing Alan Bennett's Forty Years On, running at the Festival Theatre from 21 April - 20 May with a press night on 26 April.
Richard Wilson leads the cast as the Headmaster, with Thomas Bird, Lucy Briers (Miss Nisbitt), Alan Cox (Franklin), Jenny Galloway (Matron), Michael Hamway, Joe Idris-Roberts, Danny Lee Wynter (Tempest), Michael Lin, Oliver Marshall, James McConville, Martin Sarreal and Silas Wyatt-Barke. Over 50 local young people will also be part of the company.
Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's musical Caroline, Or Change runs at the Minerva Theatre from 6 May - 3 June, directed by Michael Longhurst, with a press night on 11 May.
Sharon D. Clarke plays Caroline Thibodeaux; joining her in the cast are Keisha Amponsa Banson (The Radio), Me'sha Bryan (The Washing Machine), Angela Caesar (The Moon), Alex Gaumond (Stuart Gellman), Nicola Hughes (Dotty Moffett), Teddy Kempner (Mr Stopnick), Beverley Klein (Grandma Gellman), Ako Mitchell (The Dryer/The Bus), Abiona Omonua (Emmie Thibodeaux), Gloria Onitiri (The Radio), Vincent Pirillo (Grandpa Gellman), Jennifer Saayeng (The Radio) and Lauren Ward (Rose Stopnick Gellman).
BOOKING INFORMATION
Online public booking is now open; phone and in person booking opens on Tuesday 7 March. cft.org.uk Box Office 01243 781312
Prologue: £5 tickets for 16 - 25s
10,000 £5 tickets are available for 16 to 25 year-olds for all productions throughout Festival 2017; sign up for free at cft.org.uk/prologue. Members also have access to a range of exclusive events.
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Chelmsford Comedy Club Live – Mike Gunn, Kevin Daniel, Jack Hester and Special Guest The Lion Inn (8/27-8/27) |
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Burn the Floor: Supernova The Kings Theatre (6/27-6/27) |
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G4 Christmas 2026 - Ripon Cathedral Ripon Cathedral (12/05-12/05) |
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G4 Christmas 2026 - Doncaster Minster The Minster Church of St George, Doncaster (12/09-12/09) |
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Live Odyssey Camden Market (5/22-12/20) |
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Saturday Comedy Club London | Covent Garden, June 2026 Comedy Carnival Covent Garden (6/27-6/27) |
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Jamie Cullum: The Pianoman at Christmas The Royal Albert Hall (12/10-12/11) |
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G4 Christmas 2026 - Durham Cathedral Durham Cathedral (11/23-11/23) |
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The Scarlet Pimpernel - Buckfastleigh Town Hall - theatre period drama Buckfastleigh Town Hall (7/25-7/25) |
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Extant's Enhance Shows Underbelly (8/17-8/17) |