JAMIE WILSON, JONATHAN
CHURCH THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND GAVIN KALIN
ANNOUNCE
PRINCIPAL
CASTING
JULIAN
OVENDEN, GINA BECK,
ROB
HOUCHEN, JOANNA AMPIL
AND
SERA MAEHARA
TO
STAR IN THE SADLER’S WELLS SEASON AND
TEN-WEEK
UK & IRELAND TOUR OF
THE
CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE PRODUCTION OF
RODGERS
& HAMMERSTEIN’S
SOUTH
PACIFIC
OPENING
AT THE MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE
ON
16 JULY 2022
SEASON
AT SADLER’S WELLS, LONDON
FROM
27 JULY – 28 AUGUST 2022
AHEAD
OF A LIMITED UK AND IRELAND TOUR
Jamie
Wilson, Jonathan Church Theatre Productions and Gavin Kalin are delighted to
announce that Julian Ovenden will star as ‘Emile de Becque’ throughout
the Sadler’s Wells season and UK Tour of the critically acclaimed, landmark
Chichester Festival Theatre production of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S SOUTH
PACIFIC alongside the previously announced Gina Beck as ‘Ensign
Nellie Forbush’. Julian and Gina will be joined by fellow members of the
original Chichester Festival Theatre company; Rob Houchen as ‘Lieutenant Joseph
Cable’, Joanna Ampil as ‘Bloody Mary’ and Sera Maehara
as ‘Liat’
The
production opens at Manchester Opera House on 16 July 2022 ahead of a
season at Sadler’s Wells, London from 27 July to 28 August 2022 (with a
press night on 4 August 2022) and throughout the limited 10-week UK and Ireland
Tour visiting Dublin, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, Nottingham,
Edinburgh, Leeds and Canterbury. Chichester’s Artistic Director
Daniel Evans, will once again direct Julian, Gina, Rob, Joanna and Sera as they
reprise the roles they played to enormous critical and audience acclaim at
Chichester Festival Theatre in the summer of 2021.
Full
casting to be announced in due course. www.southpacificshow.com
This
powerful love story, set on a South Pacific Island during World War ll is
brought thrillingly to life with a sensational cast of over thirty and a full
orchestra in this epic new five-star production directed by Chichester Festival
Theatre’s Artistic Director Daniel
Evans. SOUTH PACIFIC boasts
one of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most memorable scores, and this
much-loved Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical features songs such
as “Some Enchanted Evening”, “I’m Gonna Wash That Man
Right Outa My Hair” and “Bali Ha’i”.
Julian
Ovenden is perhaps best known for playing
‘Charles Blake’ in ITV’s Downton Abbey. He is also an international recording
artist and has starred on Broadway and in the West End. His West End credits
include All About Eve at the Noel Coward Theatre, Marguerite at the Theatre
Royal Haymarket, The Treatment at the Almeida Theatre, and My Night With Reg,
Merrily We Roll Along and Grand Hotel at the Donmar Warehouse. On Broadway he
has been seen in Showboat with the New York Philharmonic at the Lincoln Centre
and Butley at the Booth Theatre. He has also performed at several of the BBC
Proms and played Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music Live on ITV.
Gina
Beck’s many West End theatre credits include
playing ‘Miss Honey’ in Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre, ‘Magnolia’ in Show
Boat at the New London Theatre, ‘Glinda’ in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria,
‘Christine Daae’ in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre and
‘Cosette’ in Les Misérables at the
Queen’s Theatre. Her television credits include Doctors, The Return of Sherlock
Holmes and The Crush. Her film credits include Les Misérables.
Rob Houchen’s West End credits include Les
Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre,
Les Misérables The All Star Concert at the Gielgud Theatre,
City of Angels at the Garrick Theatre, Godspell in Concert at The Lyric Theatre
and Broken Wings at Theatre Royal Haymarket. His other theatre credits include
The Light in the Piazza at the Royal Festival Hall, Eugenius! at The Other
Palace and Titanic at Charing Cross Theatre.
Joanna Ampil’s West End credits include playing ‘Kim’ in
Miss Saigon and at the 10th Anniversary Performance, ‘Mary
Magdalene’ in Jesus Chris Superstar, ‘Eponine’ in Les Miserables, ‘Fantine’ in
Les Miserables, ‘Grizabella’ in Cats, ‘Christmas Eve’ in Avenue Q and Sheila
Franklin in ‘Hair’. Her other theatre credits include ‘Mimi’ in the European
Tour of Rent, ‘Thanh’ in the World Premiere of The Real Love in Los Angeles and
‘Maria’ in West Side Story, ‘Maria Von Trapp’ in The Sound of Music, ‘Jenna’ in
Waitress and ‘Nellie Forbush’ in South Pacific in Concert, all in Manila.
Sera Maehara’s theatre and dance credits include Warrior
Queens at Sadler’s Wells, Qualms directed by Julia Cheng, Carmen for Dance
Marche and as a soloist for the Roussewaltz Dance Company and Junior Associate
Artist for Fabula Collective, directed by Yukiko Tsukamoto. Her film and
television credits include ‘Kaede’ in Kid That Never Fell and ‘Mayu Huruta’ in
Pakodate Jin.
SOUTH
PACIFIC is directed by Daniel Evans, with set
and costume design by Peter McKintosh, and choreography and movement direction
from Ann Yee. The Musical Supervisor is Nigel Lilley, Musical Director is Cat
Beveridge and new orchestration is by David Cullen, with original Broadway
orchestration by Robert Russell Bennett. The lighting designer is Howard
Harrison, sound designer is Paul Groothuis, video designer is Gillian Tan,
additional arrangements and Happy Talk orchestration is by Theo Jamieson,
casting director is Charlotte Sutton CDG and additional children’s casting by
Verity Naughton.
SOUTH
PACIFIC is produced by Jamie Wilson, Jonathan
Church Theatre Productions and Gavin Kalin.
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