CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR CHARLEY'S AUNT, A NEW ADAPTATION BY ROB MADGE
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- Aug 22
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A WATERMILL THEATRE PRODUCTION
CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR
CHARLEY'S AUNT, A NEW ADAPTATION BY ROB MADGE
BASED ON THE PLAY BY BRANDON THOMAS
DIRECTED BY SOPHIE DRAKE
FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER
Joint CEOs Artistic Director Paul Hart and Executive Director Claire Murray, and the whole team at Newbury’s Watermill Theatre are delighted to announce the cast for Rob Madge’s brand-new adaptation of Charley’s Aunt, a Watermill Theatre production playing from Friday 3 October to Saturday 15 November, with a press night on Wednesday 8 October.
Schemes, dreams, and classic comic confusion meet hidden identities, mistaken identities, and new identities in this glamourous glow-up of Brandon Thomas’ much-loved farce.
Jonathan Case (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, West End, Our Last First and The Jungle, St Ann’s Warehouse) will play ‘Charley Wykeham’; alongside Richard Earl (Bang Bang! Exeter Northcott, Flat Out, Upstairs at The Gatehouse, Travels with my Aunt with Creative Cow) as ‘Spettigue’; Elijah Ferreira (The Mad Gay King, King’s Head Theatre, Romeo and Juliet and A Christmas Carol, Reading Rep Theatre) as ‘Eli Delahay’; Max Gill (Fangirls, Lyric Hammersmith, The Boy In The Dress, RSC, Fly More Than You Fall, Southwark Playhouse) as ‘Babbs’; Mae Munuo (Romeo and Juliet, New Wolsey Theatre, Rough Magic, Shakespeare’s Globe, Box Of Delights, RSC) as ‘Amy Spettigue’; Yasemin Özdemir (The Merry Wives of Windsor and School for Scandal, RSC, Hansel & Gretel, Shakespeare’s Globe) as ‘Kitty Verdun’; Maggie Service (A Hundred Feet Tall and A Flea In Her Ear, The Old Vic, The Witches, Rules For Living, National Theatre) as ‘Donna Lucia d’Alvadorez’; and Benjamin Westerby (Mrs Warren’s Profession, West End, Witness For The Prosecution, West End, Chariots of Fire, Sheffield Crucible) as ‘Jack Chesney’.
Charley’s Aunt will be directed by Sophie Drake with set & costume design by Alex Berry, lighting design by Ben Jacobs and sound design from Russell Ditchfield. The score will be composed by Lauryn Redding who returns to the Watermill after her composition work on Three Hens in a Boat. The stage management team are Cat Pewsey, CSM, Fern Bamber, DSM and Natalie Toney, ASM. Casting by Cydney Beech.
Joint CEOs of the Watermill Paul Hart and Claire Murray said “We’re excited to have such a brilliant team bringing the hilarious Charley’s Aunt to life at the Watermill. Rob’s new version of this well-loved farce keeps all the quick wit, comedy, and elaborate ruses of the original, but views love, relationships, and identity through a modern lens in a fresh and playful update. We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Charley’s Aunt at the Watermill, and we’re looking forward to a riotous autumn!”
As part of a partnership with Newbury Pride, Watermill Theatre will be hosting their first Come As You Are Night on Monday 27 October ahead of the evening's performance, inviting guests to attend as their most comfortable self for drinks and nibbles from 6pm. There will be individual bathrooms open before and after the evening's performance offering everyone the opportunity to get changed should they wish.
For more information on Newbury Pride, please visit: newburypride.org.uk Instagram: newburypride
Tickets for Charley’s Aunt are available at watermill.org.uk/events/charleys-aunt or by calling the box office on 01635 46044. Tickets for ages 16-30 are discounted to £10 for Mon-Wed performances (band D) when joining the Watermill’s 16-30: Beginners scheme.
