New Musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Begins Performances at West End's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane May 22 | Playbill

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News New Musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Begins Performances at West End's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane May 22 Performances for the West End world premiere of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory begin May 22 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, prior to an official opening June 25. The first two performances, which were scheduled for May 18-19, were previously canceled.

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Douglas Hodge in rehearsal Photo by Helen Maybanks

The cast is led by Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka, with Nigel Planer as Grandpa Joe, Clive Carter as Mr. Salt, Jasna Ivir as Mrs. Gloop, Paul J. Medford as Mr. Beauregarde, Iris Roberts as Mrs. Teavee, Billy Royle as Grandpa George, Roni Page as Grandma Josephine and Myra Sands as Grandma Georgina.

Also in the company are Joe Allen, David Birch, Alex Louize Bird, Michelle Bishop, Mireia Mambo Bokele, Simon Campbell, Matthew Clark, Alex Clatworthy, Ross Dawes, Jennifer Davison, Luke Fetherston, Nia Fisher, Kate Graham, Derek Hagen, Clare Halse, Mark Iles, Daniel Ioannou, Kieran Jae, Jane McMurtrie, Natalie Moore-Williams, Sherrie Pennington, Damien Poole, Antony Reed, Paul Saunders, Jack Shalloo and Jay Webb.

Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is directed by Sam Mendes, and has a book by David Greig, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. It is designed by Mark Thompson and choreographed by Peter Darling.

It is produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Neal Street Productions and Kevin McCormick.

To book tickets, contact the box office on 0844 858 8877 or visit http://www.CharlieandtheChocolateFactory.com.

 
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