The critically acclaimed new British musical will open in London this Autumn, following its world premiere which sold out earlier this year.
The cast of Cable Street. Photos provided by the production.
The cast has been announced for Cable Street which begins performances at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant on 6 September 2024.
Cable Street is an electrifying reimagining of one of London's most momentous days - when The Battle of Cable Street was fought and won in the heart of London's East End in 1936.
The cast and creative team of Cable Street
Several of the original cast continue to join the musical during its onward development including Danny Colligan (Dirty Dancing), Sha Dessi (Les Misérables) and Joshua Ginsberg (Wesker’s Chicken Soup with Barley - BBC Radio 4, 2024) - as the three young friends (Ron, Mairead and Sammy) who passionately live their lives in the multi-cultural melting pot that is Cable Street in 1936. Returning to the production are also Max Alexander-Taylor (The Lion, Southwark Playhouse); Aiofe Mac Namara (Cable Street), Ethan Pascal Peters (Showstopper! The Improvised Musical) and Jez Unwin (Groundhog Day).
Joining them will be new cast members Davina Moon (Life Of Pi) and Mia Overfield (Demon Dentist, UK Tour) who will be making her London debut.
The creative team includes award-winning composer/lyricist Tim Gilvin and playwright Alex Kanefsky, director Adam Lenson, and Producer Neil Marcus. The production team also includes choreography Jevan Howard-Jones, musical supervisor Tamara Saringer, musical director Ellen Campbell, associate director Jamie Buller, orchestrations and arrangements by Tim Gilvin, vocal arrangements by Tim Gilvin & Tamara Saringer, set design by Yoav Segal, lighting design by Sam Waddington, sound by Charlie Smith, costume design by Lu Herbert, dramaturg Olivia Mace, production management by The Production Office and casting by Sarah Leung.
Cable Street will play at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 6 September - 10 October 2024.
