Full casting for the National Theatre’s manufacturing of The Ocean on the End of the Lane has been introduced at present, with display screen and stage actor Charlie Brooks becoming a member of the beforehand introduced solid as Ursula and Jasmeen James becoming a member of as understudy. Charlie is greatest recognized for being a collection common in BBC’s EastEnders, and shall be performing till 3 June 2023, with additional dates to be introduced.
They be part of Daniel Cornish (alternate Boy), Trevor Fox (Dad), Emma-Jane Goodwin (understudy), Paolo Guidi (ensemble), Millie Hikasa (Lettie Hempstock), Lewis Howard (understudy), Kemi-Bo Jacobs (Ginnie Hempstock), Ronnie Lee (ensemble), Aimee McGoldrick (ensemble), Laurie Ogden (Sis), Keir Ogilvy (Boy), Domonic Ramsden (ensemble), Joe Rawlinson-Hunt (understudy), Risha Silvera (understudy) and Finty Williams (Old Mrs Hempstock).
Charlie Brooks’ theatre credit embrace Beautiful Thing (UK Tour and West End) and A Streetcar Named Desire (Leicester Curve). For TV she is a collection common in BBC’s EastEnders. She was winner of ITV’s primetime movie star survival present I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Alongside her stage and display screen work, Charlie is the founding father of iampro, a web-based drama faculty and artistic hub. Jasmeen James earlier theatre credit embrace Jekyll & Hyde colleges tour for the National Theatre.
Neil Gaiman is understood for his graphic novels, together with The Sandman collection (a serious new Netflix collection which in its first 10 days was watched for over 198 million hours by audiences all over the world); his novels for adults and youngsters together with Stardust, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book; and a number of movie and tv initiatives together with Good Omens and Anansi Boys. The Ocean on the End of the Lane was the winner of the Book of the Year on the 2013 National Book Awards and has bought greater than 1.2 million copies worldwide. This first main stage adaptation of his work blends magic with reminiscence in a tour-de-force of storytelling that takes audiences on an epic journey to a childhood as soon as forgotten and the darkness that lurks on the very fringe of it.
Returning to his childhood house, a person finds himself standing beside the pond of the outdated Sussex farmhouse the place he used to play. He’s transported to his twelfth birthday when his outstanding good friend Lettie claimed it wasn’t a pond, however an ocean – a spot the place every part is feasible… Plunged right into a magical world, their survival depends upon their potential to reckon with historical forces that threaten to destroy every part round them.
Assisted Performances: Audio Described, Sign Language interpreted and Captioned performances can be found at each venue. A Relaxed Performance has been added at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.
Suggested Age Recommendation: 12+
The Lowry, Salford 12 December 2022 – 8 January 2023
New Victoria Theatre, Woking 24 – 28 January
Leicester Curve 31 January – 11 February
Theatre Royal Plymouth 14 – 25 February
Sunderland Empire 28 February – 4 March
Theatre Royal Bath 7 – 18 March
Grand Opera House, Belfast 21 – 25 March
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin 28 March – 1 April
The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford 4 – 8 April
New Wimbledon Theatre 11 – 15 April
Edinburgh Festival Theatre 18 – 22 April
Liverpool Empire 2 – 6 May
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre 9 – 20 May
The Alexandra, Birmingham 23 – 27 May
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 30 May – 3 June
Nottingham Theatre Royal 6 – 17 June
New Theatre Oxford 20 – 24 June
Milton Keynes Theatre 27 June – 1 July
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton 4 – 8 July
Newcastle Theatre Royal 11 – 22 July
Marlowe Theatre Canterbury 25 – 29 July
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend 8 – 12 August
Bristol Hippodrome 15 – 19 August
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen 22 – 26 August
King’s Theatre, Glasgow 29 August – 2 September
Norwich Theatre Royal 5 – 9 September
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent 12 – 16 September
Hall for Cornwall, Truro 19 – 23 September
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre 26 – 30 September