Full casting has been announced for the upcoming made at curve production of My Fair Lady.
Joining the previously announced Molly Lynch as Eliza Doolittle is David Seadon-Young, who will play phonetics professor Henry Higgins.
The company also includes Minal Patel, Damian Buhagiar who will play Zoltan Karpathy, joined by Jonathan Dryden Taylor. Harry, Ying Ue as Jamie and Joanna O’hare as George.
The cast will be completed by Andy Barke, Keanna Bloomfield, Ashley Gilmour Lucas Koch, Ritesh Manugula, Nell Martin , Abigail Matthews Jack Skelton and Kenedy Small
My Fair Lady will run in Leicester from Saturday 23 November 2024 to Saturday 4th January 2025 and is directed by curve’s artistic director Nikolai Foster
Curve’s chief executive Chris Stafford and artistic director Nikolai Foster said:
“Joining the incomparable molly lynch are a fabulous company of actors, ready to infuse their collective brilliance and energies into Lerner and Loewe’s magnificent My Fair Lady. le and a barn-storming ensemble – this is a truly remarkable company of actors not to be missed.”
My Fair Lady follows Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower seller from covent garden, who by chance meets phonetics professor Henry Higgins. With the help of his pal colonel Pickering, Higgins sets out to support Eliza’s ambition to learn how to speak like a lady of high society, so she can fulfil her ambition of opening her own flower shop. Along the way, Higgins learns a few lessons of his own, as Eliza’s free spirit, defiance and zest for life bring magic and joy into the lives of everyone who encounters her.
Filled with a roster of iconic characters, comedy, romance and some of the greatest songs ever imagined for the musical stage, including ‘the rain in spain’, ‘wouldn’t it be loverly’ and ‘i could have danced all night’, this unmissable production is set to be an enchanting and dazzling christmas treat for the whole family.
This made at curve production of my fair lady is sponsored by De Montfort university (dmu), with the show’s orchestra sponsored by music licensing company ppl.
My Fair Lady will run at curve from Saturday 23 November 2024 to Saturday 4th January 2025 and tickets are on-sale now. To find out more and book, visit www.curveonline.co.uk, call 0116 242 3595 or visit curve’s box office in-person.