Full Cast Announced for London World Premiere of Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies

By Mark Shenton
17 Dec 2009

Summer Strallen
Summer Strallen

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, which begins performances Feb. 20, 2010, at London's Adelphi Theatre, prior to an official opening March 9.

In addition to the previously announced Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Joseph Millson and Liz Robertson, who will respectively play the title role, Christine, Raoul and Madame Giry, other principal roles will be played by Summer Strallen, Niamh Perry, Adam Pearce and Jami Reid-Quarrell.

The cast will also include Derek Andrews, Dean Chisnall, Helen Dixon, Lucie Downer, Paul Farrell, Charlene Ford, Chris Gage, Lucy van Gasse, Celia Graham, Simon Ray Harvey, Jack Horner, Erin Anna Jameson, Pip Jordan, Jessica Kirton, Louise Madison, Janet Mooney, Colette Morrow, Tam Mutu, Ashley Nottingham, Tom Oakley, Mark Skipper, Jonathan Stewart, Tim Walton and Annette Yeo.

Strallen, who will play Meg Giry, has been nominated for Laurence Olivier Awards twice – for Best Supporting Role in a Musical for The Boyfriend (seen at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park) and for Best Actress in a Musical for The Drowsy Chaperone (Novello Theatre). She was last seen on the London stage as Maria in The Sound of Music at the London Palladium, taking over the role from Connie Fisher. She has also appeared in the West End in Scrooge, Cats, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Guys and Dolls.

Perry, who will play Fleck, was one of the 12 finalists in "I'd Do Anything," the BBC reality TV show to find Nancy for the current London production of Oliver! She came in fifth. She has recently been seen as Sophie in Mamma Mia! in the West End.



Pearce, who will play Squelch, spent four years with the National Youth Music Theatre and has subsequently played in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Evita, both at the West End's Adelphi.

Reid-Quarrell, who will play Gangle, has worked with the English National Opera, the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Royal Opera House and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was in the West End production of Equus and played the lead in "Depeche Mode" for television.

To book tickets, contact the box office at 0844 412 4651, or visit www.loveneverdies.com.