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The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe at Bridge Theatre - First Look

Published on

November 18, 2019

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 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe based on the novel by C.S. Lewis and directed by Sally Cookson is now playing at the Bridge Theatre, London until 2 February 2020.

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Wil Jonson (Aslan) and the cast of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Photo: Brinkhoff Moegenburg

Step through the wardrobe this Winter into the magical kingdom of Narnia for the most mystical of adventures in a faraway land.  Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they wave goodbye to wartime Britain and say hello to a talking Faun, an unforgettable Lion and the coldest, cruellest White Witch.

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Stuart Neal (Mr Tumnus) and Keziah Joseph (Lucy). Photo: Brinkhoff Moegenburg

The cast features Femi Akinfolarin as Peter, Omari Bernard as Maugrim, Laura Elphinstone as the White Witch/Mrs Macready, Shalisa James-Davis as Susan, Wil Johnson as Aslan/Professor Kirk, Keziah Joseph as Lucy, John Leader as Edmund, Stuart Neal as Mr Tumnus, Dean Nolan as Mr Beaver and Beverly Rudd as Mrs Beaver.  They are joined by Emily Benjamin, Amber Cayasso, Sebastian Charles, Andro Copperthwaite, Nicky Cross, David Emmings, Nathan Louis Fernand, Linford Johnson, Mitch Leow, Mei Mac, James McHugh, Helen Parke, Tinovimbanashe Sibanda and Millicent Wong and musicians James Gow, Tim Dalling, Harry Miller and Pat Moran.

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Laura Elphistone as the White Witch. Photo: Brinkhoff Moegenburg

This critically acclaimed production reunites director Sally Cookson with designer Rae Smith, writer in the room Adam Peck, movement director Dan Canham, puppetry director Craig Leo, lighting designer Bruno Poet, sound designer Ian Dickinson, with music by Benji Bower and casting by Jill Green all of whom originally brought the show to life in 2017 breaking box office records at Leeds Playhouse.

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Keziah Joseph (Lucy), Femi Akinforlarin (Peter), Shalisa James- Davis (Susan) and John Leader (Edmund). Photo: Brinkhoff Moegenburg

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John Leader (Edmund), Femi Akinfolarin (Peter), Wil Johnson (Professor Kirk), Keziah Joseph (Lucy) Shalisha James-Davis (Susan). Photo: Brinkhoff Moegenburg

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