New Cabaret cast members have been announced

The critically acclaimed production's new lead casting will start on 3 June 2024

Photo by Jay Brooks

The lead casting for Cabaret, which recently celebrated the milestone of 1000 performances, will be Rhea Norwood and Layton Williams.

Rhea Norwood, who is best known for the role of Imogen Heaney in the popular Netflix series Heartstopper will make her professional stage debut as Sally Bowles.

Layton Williams has many stage credits as Billy Elliott, Hairspray, Rent, Kiss Me, Kate, Everybody`s Talking About Jamie and also screen works such as Bad Education, Benidorm, Rocketman and Strictly Come Dancing. He will take over the role of the MC.

Also Sally Ann Triplett and Fenton Gray will join the show on the same date as Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz.

Staying with the production are Michael Ahomka-Lindsay as Cliff Bradshaw, Wilf Scolding as Ernst Ludwig, Jessica Kirton as Fraulein Kost/Fritzie, Liv Alexander as Texas, Natalie Chua as Frenchie, Laura Delany as Rosie, Taite-Elliot Drew as Hans, Damon Gould as Victor, El Haq Latief as Helga, Grant Neal as Herman/Max, Hicaro Nicolai as Lulu and Travis Ross as Bobby, alongside Rebecca Lisewski, Ela Lisondra, Nic Myers, Andy Rees, Toby Turpin and Patrick Wilden. Myers plays the role of Sally Bowles once a week.

The prologue company are Rachel Benson, Ami Benton, Onyemachi Ejimofor, Joseph Hardy, Liz Kamille, Andrew Linnie, Aine McLoughlin, Jack William Parry, Jazmyn Raikes, Oliver Stockley and Ena Yamaguchi.

Rhea Norwood is not scheduled to perform on Wednesday 5 June (matinee), Thursday 13 June (evening), Wednesday 19 June (matinee), Thursday 27 June (evening), Wednesday 3 July (matinee), Thursday 11 July (evening), Wednesday 17 July (matinee), Thursday 25 July (evening), Wednesday 31 July (matinee), Thursday 8 August (evening), Wednesday 14 August (matinee), Thursday 22 August (evening), Wednesday 28 August (matinee), Thursday 5 September (evening), Wednesday 11 September (matinee) and Thursday 19 September (evening. At these performances, the role will be played by Myers.

Rebecca Frecknall directs the show, set and costume design is by Tom Scutt, choreography is by Julia Cheng, musical supervision is by Jennifer Whyte, musical direction is by Ben Ferguson, lighting design is by Isabella Byrd and sound design is by Nick Lidster. The casting director is Stuart Burt with the associate director Jordan Fein.

Layton Williams is not scheduled to perform on Saturday 29 June (matinee and evening), Tuesday 16 July (evening), Wednesday 17 July (matinee and evening), Monday 5 August (evening), Friday 13 September (evening) and Saturday 14 September (matinee and evening). At these performances, the role will be played by Turpin.

Rhea Norwood and Layton Williams are scheduled to remain with the production until 21 September 2024.