Cast and creative team announced for LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD
The Watermill Theatre and Theatre by the Lake have announced the cast and creative team for Lark Rise to Candleford, written by Tamsin Kennard and based on the book by Flora Thompson.
This brand-new co-production from the Watermill Theatre and Theatre by the Lake, in association with Hammerpuzzle Theatre Company, plays at the Watermill Theatre from 6 February - 14 March, before transferring to the Theatre by the Lake from 26 March – 18 April.
This is a memory. It’s also a story. The story of a girl called Laura.
Surrounded by golden fields and tinkling brooks, time trickles in the hamlet of Lark Rise. A home, for Laura and her loving family, in their snug, thatched cottage. But, with the gentle rhythm of the changing seasons, her heart yearns for something else, something more.
When the long-promised trip over to Candleford finally comes, Laura discovers a world beyond Lark Rise, beyond the pages of her beloved books. A world which moves to a different beat, full of new characters and new opportunities. Striving to find her place, to rewrite her future, a new chapter for Laura begins.
Woven together with original music performed by an ensemble cast, this new version of Lark Rise to Candleford tells a story of cherished memories, finding your wings and the threads that bind us to home.
The cast includes Rosalind Ford (Coven, Kiln Theatre; In Clay, Upstairs at the Gatehouse) as Dorcas Lane, Christopher Glover (The Kite Runner, UK and Ireland Tour; Oliver!, Leeds Playhouse) as Father and Uncle John, Zrey Sholapurkar (The History Boys, Theatre Royal Bath/UK Tour) as Godfrey Parish, Rosalind Steele (Spitfire Girls, Tilted Wig; Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, West End) as Mother, Jessica Temple (Hamlet, RSC; The Mousetrap, West End) as Laura, and Alex Wilson (Lark Rise to Candleford, Everyman Cheltenham, Secret Life of Humans, English Theatre Frankfurt) as Edmund.
Lark Rise to Candleford is written and composed by Tamsin Kennard, with direction by Bryn Holding, set and costume design by Anna Kelsey, lighting by Jane Lalljee, sound by Anna Short, movement direction by Patsy Browne-Hope, and casting by Cydney Beech and Claire Dunk.
Lark Rise to Candleford director and co-artistic director of Hammerpuzzle, Bryn Holding, said: “I am overjoyed to be directing this co-production between the Watermill Theatre and Theatre by the Lake in association with Hammerpuzzle Theatre Company. We have gathered together a stellar cast and creative team for this fresh adaptation of this literary classic. An ensemble of actor-musicians will unfold this resonant tale as we are invited to bear witness to the key chapters of a life well lived. We can’t wait to share this heart-warming story with you.”
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