FIRST LOOK AT THE BOY IN THE DRESS PRODUCTION IMAGES
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Production images for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) new musical The Boy in the Dress have now been released.
Based on the best-selling novel by David Walliams, The Boy in the Dress features sixteen original compositions by Robbie Williams and his long-term writing partner Guy Chambers.
This heart-warming comedy - telling the story of star striker and fashion lover Dennis - is directed by RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran, and adapted by former RSC writer-in-residence Mark Ravenhill.
The production is now running in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon until 8 March 2020.
The role of Dennis will be played by Oliver Crouch, Jackson Laing, Tom Lomas and Toby Mocrei. Darvesh, Dennis’ best friend, will be played by Ethan Dattani, Shivain Kara-Patel, Kassian Shae Ahktar and Arjun Singh Khakh. Asha Banks, Tabitha Knowles and Miriam Nyarko will play Lisa James, Dennis’ fashion-savvy friend, while Alfie Jukes and Zachary Loonie will play his older brother John.
Rufus Hound plays Dennis’ dad; Irvine Iqbal plays Raj, the shopkeeper; Natasha Lewis plays Dennis’ best friend Darvesh’s mum, Forbes Masson plays Mr Hawtrey, the headmaster from Dennis’ school, and Charlotte Wakefield plays Miss Windsor.
Other cast includes David Birch (Maudlin Street Captain), Hannah Fairclough (ensemble), Max Gill (Big Mac), Ahmed Hamad (ensemble), Ryan Heenan (Rory), Charlotte Jaconelli (Lorna), Alim Jayda (ensemble), Christina Modestou (Miss Bresslaw), Alexander Moneypenny (Gareth), Clancy Ryan (ensemble), Cilla Silvia (ensemble), Jack Anthony Smart (Swing), Ben Thompson (Oddbod), Jamie Tyler (St Kenneth’s Captain), Georgie Westall (Swing), Grace Wylde (Louise).
The production is designed by Robert Jones, Choreography is by Aletta Collins, Lighting is by Mark Henderson and sound by Paul Groothuis and Tom Marshall.
Notes to Editors:
THE BOY IN THE DRESS
From the novel by David Walliams
Adapted by Mark Ravenhill
Music and lyrics by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers
Directed by Gregory Doran
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 8 November 2019 - 8 March 2020
Press night: Wednesday 27 November, 7pm
Box Office: 01789 331111, www.rsc.org.uk
For further information, please contact kate.evans@rsc.org.uk 01789 412622
For press tickets please contact dean.asker@rsc.org.uk 01789 412660
To book tickets call 01789 331111 or online at www.rsc.org.uk
The Boy in the Dress is supported by RSC Production Circle members Elizabeth Boissevain and Andrew Jeffreys, Charles Holloway, Ms Teresa Tsai and Kathleen J. Yoh
The work of the RSC Literary Department is generously supported by The Drue and H.J. Heinz II Charitable Trust
The RSC Acting Companies are generously supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation and The Kovner Foundation
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