Creative News
Cats
Jack Wilcox will be playing ‘Munkustrap’, Owen McHugh will be ‘George’ and Aaron Jenkins will be ‘Offstage Swing’ in Drew McOnie’s revival of Cats. Josh Baker will be Resident Director and Choreographer. The production plays Regents Park Open Air Theatre 25th July to 12th September.
R.O.I. (Return on Investment)
Michela Meazza is Movement Director for R.O.I. (Return on Investment) at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs. The production runs 6th March to 11th April
The Car Man
Etta Murffit is Associate Director and Lyra Treglown is is in the company for New Adventure’s production of The Car Man. Performances begin 15th June
Macbeth
Michela Meazza is the Choreographer for Macbeth at Chester Storyhouse. The production runs 6th to 21st March
Priscilla Queen of the Desert UK Tour
Samuel Holmes is the Associate Director for the UK Tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, touring until July 2026
Turandot
Ann Yee has directed and choreographed ‘Turandot’ at the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. The Production runs 15th Jan to 27th March.
Pinocchio
New musical Pinocchio will play The Globe Theatre 29th November to 4th January with choreography by Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu
The Unbelievers
Etta Murfitt is the Movement Director for The Unbelievers at The Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs. The production plays 10th October to 29th November.
The Enormous Crocodile
The Enormous Crocodile, with choreography by Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu, plays Regents Park Open Air Theatre 15th August to 7th September before heading out on tour
Matilda UK Tour
Sam Holden will be ‘Swing/Assistant Dance Captain’ and Tom Muggeridge is the Associate Choreographer for the Matilda UK Tour, opening at Leicester Curve 6th October.
The Red Shoes
Michela Meazza will be playing ‘Irina Boronskaya’, Mark Austin will be ‘Ensemble’ and Etta Murfitt is Associate Director & Choreographer in the UK Tour of New Adventures’s The Red Shoes, opening 17th November at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Anne Boleyn
Kim Ismay will be playing ‘Joan’ and Ben Mundy is Associate Choreographer for Anne Boleyn, playing Hever Castle 2nd to 30th August
Footballers’ Wives
Matt Rixon will be playing ‘Frank Laslett’, Gillian Kirkpatrick ‘Nurse Dunkley, and Richard Roe is Associate Choreographer for Footballers’ Wives, playing at Assembly Rooms at the Edinburgh Fringe 30th July to 24th August
The Da Vinci Code
Michela Meazza is the Movement Director for the Da Vinci Code, playing Salisbury Playhouse 10th April to 3rd May, and Mercury Theatre Colchester 7th May to 24th May.
North By Northwest
Patrycja Kujawksa is playing ‘Eve Kendall and Others’ in the Wise Children UK Tour of North By Northwest, with movement and choreography by Etta Murfitt.
Run Sister Run
Gabrielle Dawes will be the Casting Director for Run Sister Run at the Arcola Theatre, playing 2nd-26th July
Vanya
The Broadway transfer of Vanya, with movement direction by Michela Meazza, plays the Lucille Lortel Theatre 10th March to 11th May.
Fiddler on the Roof
Olivier Award Nominee Beverley Klein will be reprising her role of ‘Yente’ in the Barbican transfer of Fiddler on the Roof, performances beginning 24th May.
Piaf
Michela Meazza will be Movement Director for Piaf which plays the Watermill Theatre 4th April — 17th May
The Midnight Bell
Michela Meazza will be part of the company for the UK tour of Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell, beginning 15th May at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
The Gathered Leaves
Gabrielle Dawes CDG will be the casting director for The Gathered Leaves, running at the Park Theatre, London 13th August to 20th September.
A Christmas Carol: The Musical
Jim Arnold is Casting Director for A Christmas Carol: The Musical, playing at Quays Theatre, The Lowry until 5th Jan.
A Man For All Seasons
Gabrielle Dawes is the Casting Director for A Man for All Seasons. The production plays at the Theatre Royal Bath 16th-25th January before touring the UK.
Spend Spend Spend
Jim Arnold is the casting director for Spend Spend Spend, playing at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, until 11th January.
Otherland
Ann Yee will direct and choreograph Otherland which will be playing the Almeida Theatre 11th February to 15th March.
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends
Gavin Lee and Associate Choreographer Jo Morris will be returning to Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends for the Broadway transfer. Performances begin 25th March at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J Friedman Theatre.
The New Real
Patrycja Kujawska will be playing ‘Liudmilla Bezborodko’ and Michela Meazza will be the Movement Director for The New Real, playing at the RSC’s The Other Place 3rd October to 2nd November.
Silence! The Musical
Simon Hardwick is the Associate Director for Silence! The Musical, playing at the Edinburgh Fringe 31st July-25th August and London’s Turbine Theatre 4th-28th September.
Gangs of New York
John Young will be directing Gangs Of New York at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre as part of Storyhouse Chester’s 2024 season. The production runs 19th July-31st August.
& Juliet
Josh Baker is the Associate Choreographer on the UK Tour of & Juliet, opening in Manchester on 8th July.
Jesus Christ Superstar
Cressida Carré is Director and Choreographer for Jesus Christ Superstar, running 30th August to 15th November at Folketeateret in Oslo, Norway.
The Enormous Crocodile
Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu is the choreographer for The Enormous Crocodile, playing at Regents Park Open Air Theatre 17th May – 8th June.
Visit From an Unknown Woman
Michela Meazza is the Movement Director for Visit From an Unknown Woman at the Hampstead Theatre, running 21st June -27th July.
Closer to Heaven
Closer to Heaven opens at the Turbine theatre on 31st May, directed by Simon Hardwick and featuring Courtney Bowman as ‘Shell Christian’
The Human Body
Ann Yee is the co-director of ‘The Human Body’ at the Donmar Warehouse running 19th Feb to 13th April.
Oliver!
This summer Aaron Sidwell will be playing ‘Bill Sikes’, Matthew Whennell-Clark will be ‘Ensemble’, and Etta Murfitt will be the Choreographic Associate for Chichester Festival Theatre’s revival of Oliver! directed by Sir Matthew Bourne and Jean-Pierre van der Spuy.
My Favourite Things
Anna-Jane Casey appears in My Favourite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Simon Hardwick is Associate Choreographer.
THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE
The Enormous Crocodile at Leeds Playhouse runs until 6th January 2024 featuring choreography by Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu.
NEXT TO NORMAL
The Donmar Production of Next To Normal will be transferring to the Wyndham’s Theatre next Summer with Movement, Choreography and Additional Direction by Ann Yee.
BOY OUT THE CITY
Directed and Co Created by Nancy Sullivan Boy Out The City is going to the Lyric Theatre 27 – 30th September
HAMNET
Ed Burnside will be the Associate Director for the RSC’s Hamnet going to the Garrick Theatre, London, from 30th September.
NEXT TO NORMAL
Ann Yee has been announced as the Movement Director & Choreographer for the UK premier of Next To Normal at the Donmar Warehouse from 12th August
La Cage Aux Folles
Nicole Deon will be appearing in Cast of La aux Folles as Ensemble/Cover Jacqueline at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre with the costumes being designed by Ryan Dawson Laight
THE LAND OF MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Michela Meazza joins The Land of Might Have Been as Choreographer. This new musical is written by Michael Williams as part of the Buxton International Festival opening 7 July
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Simon Hardwick is currently Directing a new production of Annie Get Your Gun at the Lavender Theatre
GREASE
Ellie Kingdon will be appearing as ‘Marty’, Rachel Stanley as ‘Miss Lynch’ and Alicia Belgarde as ‘Ensemble’ in Grease with at the Dominion Theatre Choreography by Richard Roe