THE CHOIR OF MAN announces new casting for final months in West End
Producers of Olivier-nominated international stage sensation The Choir of Man have announced new and returning cast members for the show’s final months at the Arts Theatre, ahead of its last performance in the West End on 4 January 2026.
Beloved by audiences around the world, The Choir of Man has been raising a glass to community, connection and song in London’s West End since 2021. As some current cast members head off to join the show’s forthcoming Shanghai production (10 September – 19 October), the West End company will welcome back familiar faces from the Choir of Man global family to the Jungle.
From 2 September, the full extension company include Aled Pennock as Bore, Jason Brock as Romantic, Cal T King as Beast, Ifan Gwilym-Jones as Maestro, Oliver Jacobson as Barman, Benji Lord as Joker, Paul McArthur as Poet, Tom Carter-Miles (Swing), Alex Mallalieu (Swing), Dave Shute (Swing), and Sam Ebenezer (Swing).
Joining them for part of the run will be Matt Beveridge as Hardman (2 – 21 September), Levi Tyrell Johnson as Hardman (23 September – 4 January), Ben Goffe as Handyman (2 September – 12 October), Adam Hilton as Handyman (14 October – 2 November), and George Knapper as Handyman (4 November – 4 January).
Creator, director and producer Nic Doodson said: “The Arts Theatre has been our London home for nearly four years, and it’s bittersweet to enter these final months. We’re thrilled to welcome back some brilliant members of our global family, and equally excited for those heading off to represent The Choir of Man in Shanghai. This is the last chance to raise a glass with our West End company before we say goodbye to the Arts Theatre — but not goodbye forever. Watch this space.”
The Choir of Man is created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay, with direction by Nic Doodson, monologues written by Ben Norris, musical supervision, vocal arrangements and orchestrations by Jack Blume, movement direction and choreography by Freddie Huddleston, set design by Oli Townsend, lighting by Richard Dinnen, costumes and co-set design by Verity Sadler, sound by Sten Severson, and casting by Debbie O’Brien.
