Casting announced for Sappho at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Pascal Productions today announces casting for the UK and English language première of Wendy Beckett’s Sappho. Wendy Beckett and Adam Fitzgerald co-direct Georgie Fellows (Sappho), Emmanuel Akwafo (Narrator), Eleanor Kane (Adore), Fanos Xenofos (Pittacus), Jumoké Fashola (Cleis), Velile Tshabalala (Mrs Obstinatus / Aphrodite), Aidan Banyard (Mr Obstinatus /Hephaestus), Kostas Tekkis (Dancer), Aaron Bladen (Dancer), Lucy Mackay (Dancer), Roann Hassani McCloskey (Chorus Leader) and Andrew Franklin (Chorus Leader) in this new satirical play inspired by the famous Greek poet – integrating the original poetry with contemporary music and dance. Sappho premières at Southwark Playhouse Elephant on 8 May, with previews from 3 May, and runs until 25 May. Georgie Fellows (Sappho), Emmanuel Akwafo (Narrator), Eleanor Kane (Adore), Fanos Xenofos (Pittacus), Jumoké Fashola (Cleis), Velile Tshabalala (Mrs Obstinatus / Aphrodite), Aidan Banyard (Mr Obstinatus /Hephaestus), Kostas Tekkis (Dancer), Aaron Bladen (Dancer), Lucy Mackay (Dancer), Roann Hassani McCloskey (Chorus Leader) and Andrew Franklin (Chorus Leader) Directed by: Wendy Beckett and Adam Fitzgerald; … Continue reading Casting announced for Sappho at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Jamie Parker and Molly Osborne to star in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Following a limited run in 2019, where it received critical and audience acclaim, ATG Productions, GBA, Gavin Kalin Productions, Eilene Davidson Productions, and Jethro Compton Productions are delighted to announce that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON A New … Continue reading Jamie Parker and Molly Osborne to star in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

New musical Berlusconi to premier at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

Francesca Moody Productions (Fleabag, Baby Reindeer) and Wishful Thinking Musicals are delighted to announce the world premiere of BERLUSCONI – a naughty, noisy exposé of the original perma-tanned media mogul turned populist politician, told through the eyes of three formidable women ready to share their side of the story and break the veneer of that million Lira smile. BERLUSCONI is an urgent and prescient story about a brand of political leadership that has become all too familiar. With soaring melodies and driving beats, this hilarious and outrageous new musical assembles an award-winning team to tell the astonishing, outlandish, almost true story of one of the world’s most … Continue reading New musical Berlusconi to premier at Southwark Playhouse Elephant