Photos: SYLVIA Starring Beverley Knight Opens at The Old Vic

The company of Sylvia and friends celebrated the world premiere of the show last night at The Old Vic. Sylvia is an Old Vic and ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company production in association with Sadler's Wells. The show runs until 8th April. See photos from opening night!

Co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW, the UK's arts programme for the First World War centenary, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England and from the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport.

The cast is Kelly Agbowu as Mrs Flora 'The General' Drummond/Mrs Savoy, Verity Blyth as Clementine Churchill/Mrs Scurr/Kitty, Bradley Charles as Lord Cromer/Richard Pankhurst/Alan, Kimmy Edwards as Emily Davison/Lillie Hardie/Mrs Watkins, Alex Gaumond as Keir Hardie, Jade Hackett as Lady Jennie Churchill/Mrs Payne/Edith Garrud, Stevie Hutchinson as Lloyd George/Lord Curzon, Kate Ivory Jordan as Annie Kenney/Norah Smyth, Hannah Khemoh as Understudy Emmeline Pankhurst, Sinead Long as Ensemble, Jaye Marshall as Ensemble, Kandaka Moore as Mrs Parsons/Sophia Singh, Antoine Murray-Straughan as Ensemble, Razak Osman as Harry Pankhurst/Sir Almroth Wright/Asquith/King George V, Jay Perry as Winston Churchill/George Lansbury, Sharon Rose as Sylvia Pankhurst, Kirstie Skivington as Adela Pankhurst/Mrs Bird, Sweeney as Silvio Corio, Ellena Vincent as Christabel Pankhurst and Malachi Welch as Ensemble.

The Book for Sylvia is by Kate Prince with Priya Parmar, with Music by Josh Cohen & DJ Walde, Lyrics by Kate Prince, Directed & Choreographed by Kate Prince, Set & Costume by Ben Stones, Lighting by Natasha Chivers, Sound by Tony Gayle, Video & Animation by Andrzej Goulding, Wigs, Hair & Make-up by Cynthia de la Rosa, Orchestrations by Josh Cohen, Mark Dickman, Leonn Meade & DJ Walde, Co-Music Supervisors are Mark Dickman & Leonn Meade, Casting by Stuart Burt CDG & Oliver Scullion, Dramaturg is Lolita Chakrabarti, Additional Music by Kate Prince, Additional Lyrics by Tachia Newall, Music Production by Josh Cohen & DJ Walde, Musical Director is Sean Green, Voice Coach is Charlie Hughes D'Aeth, Dialect Coach is Mary Howland, Associate Director is Dannielle 'Rhimes' Lecointe, Associate Choreographer is Jade Hackett, Associate Musical Director is Amy Shackcloth, Resident Director & Choreographer is Chris Alozie, Costume Supervisor is Tash Prynne, Props Supervisor is Fahmida Bakht, Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Supervisor is Nicole Iroh, Digital Music Programmer is Lucy Baker-Swinburn for Stitch Audio, Musicians' Contractor is Oli Briant and Creative Consultant is Beverley Knight.

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