West End's Duchess Theatre in London has announced the new cast for The Play That Goes Wrong. The Oliver Award-winning work will see Tomisin Ajani as Trevor, Jo Ben Ayed as Dennis, and Ashh Blackwood as Annie beginning April 5.
Also featured in the cast is Anya de Villiers as Sandra, Tendai Humphrey Sitima as Robert, Scott Hunter as Max, Oliver Mott as Jonathan, and Mikhail Sen as Chris. Roisin Fahey, Charlie Richards, Stuart Vincent, Emily Waters, and Jack Whittle complete the cast.
The Play That Goes Wronghas been running in London since 2012, and at the Duchess Theatre since 2014. In addition to its London production, it is currently running Off-Broadway at New World Stages and is embarking on a North American tour through July 10.
The show iswritten by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, who all appeared in the original West End and Broadway casts. The production features original music by Rob Falconer and direction by Mark Bell, leading a creative team that includes Tony winner Nigel Hook as set designer, Roberto Surace as costume designer, Ric Mountjoy as lighting designer, and Andy Johnson as sound designer.
The musical centers on Sophie Scholl, a young German student who was executed for high treason due to her involvement with the non violent anti-Nazi resistance group White Rose.
Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, the production played
the Chichester Festival Theatre this past summer and will arrive in
London later this month.
The play comes on the heels of a broader cultural conversation about Dahl's work and the prejudice that was embedded in many of his most beloved stories.