Cast announced for UK premiere of The Band’s Visit at London’s Donmar Warehouse
Casting has been announced for the European premiere of The Band’s Visit at London’s Donmar Warehouse.
Announced earlier this year as part of the venue’s 2022 season, The Band’s Visit will run from 24 September to 3 December 2022.
Adapted from the Israeli film of the same name, the piece has music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses. The musical previously ran on Broadway in 2017 where it picked up ten Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score
Leading the company are award-winning film, TV and stage actor Alon Moni Aboutboul and seven-time winner of Israeli Female Singer of the Year award, and judge on Kokhav Nolad, the Israeli version of American Idol, Miri Mesika.
They are joined by cast and onstage band of Sharif Afifi, Jason Alder, Marc Antolin, Harel Glazer, Levi Goldmeier, Ido Gonen, Michal Horowicz, Emma Kingston, Shira Kravitz, Nitai Levi, Yali Topol Margalith, Ashley Margolis, Carlos Mendoza de Hevia, Peter Polycarpou, Ant Romero, Idlir Shyti, Maya Kristal Tenenbaum, Sargon Yelda and Baha Yetkin.
“Once, not long ago, a group of musicians came to Israel from Egypt. You probably didn’t hear about it. It wasn’t very important.”
In a quiet desert town way off the beaten path, a band of musicians arrive lost. As they wait for the next bus out, these unexpected visitors bring the town to life in surprising ways, proving that even the briefest visit can stay with you forever.
Winner of 10 Tony Awards and a Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album, The Band’s Visit rejoices in the way music makes us laugh, makes us cry, and ultimately, brings us together.
Michael Longhurst will direct the new production with musical supervisor Nigel Lilley, designer Soutra Gilmour, lighting designer Anna Watson, sound designer Paul Groothuis, choreography, movement & intimacy director Yarit Dor, casting director Anna Cooper CDG, musical Director Tarek Merchant, associate director: Orr Benezra-Segal, assistant musical director Natalie Pound, resident assistant director Dadiow Lin, cultural consultant: Dr Lina Khatib, Arabic music consultant Attab Haddad and dialect coach Caitlin Stegemoller
Joining the creative team in CATALYST roles are assistant designer Lucy Sneddon, assistant lighting designer Cat Salvini and assistant sound designer Daberechi Ukoha-Kalu.
For more information and tickets, visit donmarwarehouse.com.
