THE KING AND I MUSICAL TOUR
Also joining them will be Dean John-Wilson (Aladdin, The King and I) who will reprise his role as Lun Tha, Marienella Phillips (Henry V/Carmen) who will play Tuptim alongside Cezarah Bonner who returns as Lady Thiang, the King's head wife. Kok-Hwa Lie (The King And I tour) will play the role of Kralahome, Caleb Lagayan (Les Misérables) will play Prince Chulalongkorn, Sam Jenkins-Shaw (The Night Watch/Jane Eyre) takes the role of Captain Orton/Sir Edward Ramsay and Maria Coyne (The Phantom of the Opera/Wicked) will be the Alternate Anna.
The ensemble includes Chi Chan, Jeffrey Chekai, Emily Grace-Ling, Cher Nicolette Ho, Rachel Wang-Hei Lau, Daniel Len, Candy Ma, Rachel MacDougall, Amelia Kinu Muus, Yuki Ozeki, Kitt Pakapom, Prem Rai, Ria Tanaka, Hiromi Toyooka, Jasmine Triadi, Jensen Tudtud, Qinwen Xue and Jason Yang-Westland.
Harry Altoft, Dexter Barry, Max Ivemey and Charlie McGuire will play Louis, Anna's son.
Bethany Campbell, Coco Bridger, Cody Concha, Ethan Fung, Dulcie-Bella Hackley, Caitlin Lau, Khun Cho Lwin, Angelica Quynh An Nguyen, Tenzin Noryang, Sabri Leonel Puci, Niall Rina, Francis Benedict Sarte, Mia Snowdon, Yuen Zhai and Phoebe Zhao-Welsh will play the Royal children.
The previous tour was cut short due to the global pandemic but the new dates announced so far are shown below with more to follow as well as more casting news.
The greatest musical from the golden age of musicals with one of the finest scores ever written including; Whistle a Happy Tune, Getting to Know You, and Shall We Dance, and featuring a company of over 50 world-class performers and a full-scale orchestra.
Set in 1860s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.
Below are the tour dates we have so far with more to follow along with casting news.
BRISTOL Hippodrome |
28th Mar-1 April |
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DARTFORD Orchard |
4th-8th April |
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BRADFORD Alhambra |
11th-15th April |
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SOUTHEND CLIFFS |
18th-23rd April |
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CARDIFF New |
25th-29th April |
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HULL New |
2-6 May |
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MANCHESTER Palace |
9-13 May |
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GLASGOW King´s |
16th-20th May |
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NEWCASTLE Theatre Royal |
23-27 May |
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STOKE Regent |
30 May-3 June |
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SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower |
13-17 June |
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BELFAST GOH |
20-24 June |
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DUBLIN Bord Gais |
27th June-1 July |
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Edinburgh Playhouse |
12-16 September |
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Woking New Victoria |
26-30 September |
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Oxford New |
3-7 October |
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Nottingham Theatre Royal |
17-21 October |
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Leeds Grand |
31 October-4 November |
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Milton Keynes Theatre |
7-11 November |
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Norwich Theatre royal |
14-18 November |