Full casting announced for SYLVIA tour
Full casting has been announced for Sylvia as it embarks on a UK tour this Autumn, culminating in five performances only at the Royal Albert Hall this November.
Joining the previously announced renowned singer/song writer and performer Beverley Knight MBE, who is reprising her Olivier Award-winning role as Emmeline Pankhurst, is Naomi Katiyo (Hamilton, Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical) who will play the role of Sylvia Pankhurst, replacing Sharon Rose who has withdrawn from the production.
The cast returning to Sylvia from The Old Vic production include Kelly Agbowuas Mrs Flora ‘The General’ Drummond/Betty Savoy, Claudia-Rose Carlier (Swing), Jaye Marshall (Swing), Kirstie Skivington as Adela Pankhurst, and Ellena Vincent as Christabel Pankhurst. Completing the cast are Lauren Azania (Swing), Zion Battles (Swing), Ebony Clarke as Emily Davison/Daisy Parsons, Eloise Davies as Annie Kenney/Norah Smyth, Solomon Davy as Prime Minister Asquith/Richard Pankhurst, Collette Guitart as Clementine Churchill/Julia Scurr, Leah Hill as Edith Garrud/Mollie Bird, Nathan Louis-Fernand (Swing), Tachia Newall as Keir Hardie/Lord Curzon, Uzuazo O’David as Harry Pankhurst, Castell Parker as Winston Churchill/George Lansbury, Cleve September as Lloyd George/Lord Curzon, Kenedy Small as Jennie Churchill/Edna Payne/Sophia Singh, and Ivano Turco as Silvio Corio/Sir Almroth Wright.
Following its sellout world premiere production at The Old Vic in 2023, Sylvia will visit Leicester Curve (24 Sep – 3 Oct), followed by Birmingham Hippodrome (6 – 10 Oct), Edinburgh Festival Theatre (13 – 17 Oct), Salford Lowry (19 – 24 Oct), Norwich Theatre (28 – 31 Oct), Canterbury Marlowe (2 – 7 Nov) before heading into the Royal Albert Hall on 13, 14 and 15 November 2026.
The full creative team includes: book writer Kate Prince with Priya Parmar, composers Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, lyricist, director and choreographer Kate Prince, set and costume designer Ben Stones, lighting designer Natasha Chivers & Hector Murray, sound designer Tony Gayle, video and animation designer Andrzej Goulding, wigs, hair and make-up designer Cynthia De La Rosa, orchestrator Mark Dickman, music supervisor Sean Green, casting director Stuart Burt CDG, and dramaturg Lolita Chakrabarti, with additional lyrics by Tachia Newall.
Sylvia Pankhurst - fearless, flawed, and unforgettable. The untold story of the rebellious middle child of Emmeline Pankhurst takes centre stage in this irresistible hip hop, funk and soul musical that moves your feet and fires your spirit. Whilst her mother and sister battled for women's suffrage, Sylvia ignited a revolution for the forgotten: working women, the impoverished, the silenced. Caught between her family and her beliefs, Sylvia risked it all to bring change to millions.