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FULL CAST ANNOUNCED AS MARY POPPINS PREPARES
TO FLY ONTO THE THEATRE
ROYAL STAGE
Mary Poppins
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Friday 9th September – Saturday 29th
October 2016
Someone magical is
coming to Newcastle and the full cast
has been announced for the Disney and Cameron Mackintosh multi award-winning
musical Mary Poppins which plays at the
Theatre Royal this autumn.
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The magical story of the
world’s favourite Nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane has been triumphantly and spectacularly brought to
the stage with dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable
songs. The stage version of Mary Poppins
is brilliantly adapted from the wonderful stories by PL Travers and the beloved
Walt Disney film.
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Following
his recent successes with Barnum and Oliver! at the Newcastle Theatre Royal,
Cameron Mackintosh is returning with yet another favourite in Mary Poppins. He said: “It’s hard to
believe that it is already 11 years since Mary
Poppins first landed on the London stage. My goodness……time flies even faster
than our beloved Nanny! I’m delighted to bring this wonderful musical to Newcastle after spreading its magic around the world.
Since we originally staged the production we have found even more magical ways
to stage this timeless tale and I’m sure you will find our new Mary practically
perfect in every way”.
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The stage production stars Zizi Strallen as ‘Mary
Poppins’; Matt Lee as ‘Bert’; Neil Roberts as ‘George Banks’; Rebecca Lock as
‘Winifred Banks’; Penelope Woodman as ‘Miss Andrew’; Wendy Ferguson as ‘Mrs
Brill’; Grainne Renihan as ‘Bird Woman’ and Blair Anderson as ‘Robertson Ay’.
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They are joined by Yves Adang; Abby Bebbington;
Greg Bernstein; Jabari Braham; Matthew Caputo; Sophie Caton; Jennifer Davison;
Lisa Dent; Joe Dockree; Maria Garrett; Hannah Grace; Graham Hoadly; Thomas-Lee
Kidd; Antony Lawrence; Adam Margilewski; Anu Ogunmefun; Ben Oliver; Claire
Parrish; Edwin Ray; Jo Lucy Rackham; Adam Rhys-Charles; Sam Salter; John
Stacey; Christine Tucker; Alexandra Waite-Roberts; Wreh-Asha Walton and Scott
Waugh.
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Zizi Strallen most recently starred as ‘Lana’ in Matthew Bourne’s
The Car Man. Her previous West End
credits include: Cats; the multi
award-winning Merrily We Roll Along; Rock of Ages; Dirty Dancing; Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang and Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
at Sadler’s Wells.
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Matt Lee, one of Australia’s premier “song and dance men”, played the role of
‘Bert’ in Mary Poppins in the hugely
successful Australian production of the show, his portrayal winning him the
prestigious Helpmann Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Neil Roberts most recently appeared as Harry in Mamma Mia! at both the Prince of Wales
and Novello Theatres in the West
End. Rebecca Lock has most recently appeared as ‘Rosie’ in Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre.
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Penelope Woodman’s recent theatre credits include: Sons of the Desert at the Royal Court
Theatre Liverpool; the UK tour of Birds
of a Feather; Mamma Mia! both at
the Prince of Wales Theatre and on international tour, and the UK tour of Never
Forget. Wendy Ferguson most
recently played the role of ‘Madame Thenardier’ in Les Misérables at the Queens Theatre.
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Grainne Renihan’s theatre credits include: ‘Grizabella’ in Cats on UK Tour and in Hamburg;
‘Fantine’ in Les Misérables at the
Palace Theatre; ‘Florence’ in Chess
at the Prince Edward Theatre; ‘Guilietta’ in Aspects of Love at the Prince of Wales Theatre; ‘Ellen’ in Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal Drury
Lane and ‘Mary Magdalene’ in the European tour of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Blair Anderson’s recent theatre credits include If the Lights Are Too Bright at the
Ovalhouse Theatre; In Lambeth at the
Southwark Playhouse, the Singapore tour of Seussical
and the UK tour of Blockbuster
The Musical.
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The stage
production of Mary Poppins is co-created by Cameron
Mackintosh and has a book by Oscar-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator, Julian Fellowes.
It has a timeless score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman including the
songs Jolly Holiday, Step in Time, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Feed the Birds with new songs and additional music and lyrics by the
Olivier award-winning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The
producer for Disney Theatrical Productions is Thomas Schumacher.
The internationally renowned and multi
award-winning creative team assembled for Mary
Poppins is led by stage and film director Richard Eyre. Co-direction and choreography
is by Matthew Bourne, with co-choreography by Stephen Mear. Set and costume
design is by Bob Crowley with lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by
Paul Groothuis and orchestrations by William David Brohn. The international tour
of Mary Poppins is directed by James
Powell with original choreography adapted by Geoffrey Garratt. Musical supervision
is by Stephen Brooker.
Read the original North East Theatre Guide Preview http://nomorepanicbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/preview-mary-poppins-at-newcastle.html
Tickets:
Mary Poppins plays at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Friday 9th September – Saturday 29th October 2016. Tickets are from £22.50 and can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (calls cost 7ppm plus your phone company’s access charge).
Mary Poppins plays at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Friday 9th September – Saturday 29th October 2016. Tickets are from £22.50 and can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (calls cost 7ppm plus your phone company’s access charge).
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