Full casting announced for upcoming national tour of DEAR ENGLAND
As the country continues to celebrate the Lionesses’ Euros victory, the National Theatre has revealed further casting for its highly anticipated national tour of Dear England, which kicks off at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 15 September.
As previously announced, heading the cast in ‘the decade's biggest theatrical triumph’ (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) is David Sturzaker as England manager Gareth Southgate, with Samantha Womack as team psychologist Pippa Grange.
The cast also includes returning performers Jass Beki as Bukayo Saka, Courtney George as Alex Scott, Miles Henderson (Ensemble), and Tom Lane as Eric Dier. They will be joined by new cast members Jake Ashton-Nelson as Jordan Henderson, Luke Azille as Jadon Sancho, Ian Bartholomew as Greg Dyke, Ashley Byam as Raheem Sterling, Steven Dykes as Sam Allardyce, Oscar Gough as Harry Kane, Jayden Hanley as Marcus Rashford, Connor Hawker as Harry Maguire, Ian Kirkby as Gary Lineker, Jack Maddison as Jordan Pickford, Liam Prince-Donnelly as Dele Alli, and George Rainsford as Mike Webster.
Also joining the company are Stuart Ash, Natalie Boakye, Sam Craig, and Jonathan Markwood. The cast will also be playing additional roles as part of the ensemble.
Football and non-football fans alike will be brought to their feet for this inspiring, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting story of Gareth Southgate’s revolutionary tenure as England manager.
Dear England is written by the multi-award-winning stage and screen writer James Graham, and directed by the Almeida Theatre’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold, with set design by Es Devlin.
The wider creative team for Dear England includes costume designer Evie Gurney, lighting designer Jon Clark, co-movement directors Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf, video designer Ash J Woodward, and co-sound designers Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbons, with additional music by Max Perryment.
They are joined by tour revival director Connie Treves, revival movement director Tom Herron, and casting director Bryony Jarvis-Taylor CDG.