Full cast announced for West End premiere of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY
Full casting has been announced for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, which plays at Theatre Royal Haymarket from 29 January-18 April.
Joining the already announced Mark Addy as Harold Fry, Jenna Russell as Maureen Fry and Noah Mullins as The Balladeer will be Craig Armstrong as Rich/Ensemble, Jenna Boyd as Sister Philomena/Farmer’s Wife/Rita/Ensemble, Daniel Crossley as Silver Haired Gentleman/Napier/Ensemble, Nell Martin as Young Maureen/Deliveroo/Ensemble, Nicole Nyarambi as Garage Girl/Ensemble, Peter Polycarpou as Rex/Locum/Ensemble, Gleanne Purcell-Brown as Kate/ Betsy/Kind Customer/Ensemble, Ashley Samuels as Wilf/Jim/Ensemble, Maggie Service as Queenie Hennessey/Fairy Assistant/Gorilla/Ensemble, Madeleine Worrall as Martina/Ensemble, and Timo Tatzber as Dog/Young Harold/Ensemble/Puppet Captain), with Gemma Atkins (Swing), Olivia Foster -Browne (Swing), Ediz Mahmut (Swing), and Edwin Ray (Swing, Trainer Man and Dance Captain).
Funny, profound, deeply moving and uplifting, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a joyous new musical adapted by Rachel Joyce from her multi-million selling novel, with “a ravishing score” (The Times) by the chart-topping indie musician, Passenger (Let Her Go) and directed by Katy Rudd.
Rachel Joyce said: “I couldn’t be more thrilled that this joyful show has found a home in the West End. I never imagined, when I first wrote the book, that it would become a musical one day, and never in my wildest dreams did I think it might find a home in one of my favourite theatres – the Theatre Royal Haymarket, which I have known and loved since I was a child. Passenger’s music and lyrics are perfect for this story of hope, as is Katy Rudd’s magical direction.”
From Devon’s quiet lanes to the windswept streets of Berwick-upon-Tweed, his journey becomes a pilgrimage of love, redemption, and second chances. Strangers turn into companions, kindness appears in unexpected places, and the road reveals more than Harold ever imagined. Back home, his wife Maureen begins her own journey, one that might bring them together again.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a moving celebration of the human spirit and a reminder it’s never too late to start again.
The production is designed by Samuel Wyer, with choreography by Tom Jackson Greaves, arrangement orchestrations and additional music by Jeremy Holland-Smith, musical supervision and additional music by Phil Bateman, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Ian Dickinson and Gareth Tucker for Autograph, video design by Ash J Woodward, illusions by Chris Fisher, casting by Anna Cooper CDG, musical direction by Chris Poon, and dramaturgy by Nick Sidi.
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