Casting announced for Lady Anna: All At Sea

Casting has been announced for the premiere of Lady Anna: All at Sea, a new play by Craig Baxter which is inspired by the work of Anthony Trollope.

Directed by Colin Blumenau and designed by Libby Watson, the production opens at the Park Theatre 20 August.

The cast includes Caroline Langrishe as Countess Lovel/Rose Trollope, Antonia Kinlay as Lady Anna/Isabella, Andy Rush as Daniel Twaite/Bore/Anna's Maid, Adam Scott-Rowley as Frederic/Pedant, Julie Teal as Aunt Jane/Lady Fitzwarren, Edward Halsted as Mr Flick/Rector and Tim Frances as Anthony Trollope/Sir William Patterson.

According to press materials: This abundantly British business involves a disputed title, fraud, bigamy, a legal case, madness and even attempted murder. An extraordinary set of circumstances finds both Lady Anna and Trollope facing some very difficult questions indeed — but will they follow their hearts and risk being disgraced?

Commenting on the production, novelist and family member Joanna Trollope said: "This year is the bi-centenary of Anthony Trollope's birth, so what could celebrate it better than a play inspired by his novel about one of the great themes of our own times – that of defying convention and convenience to follow one's heart. (…) If he were still alive, he'd be thrilled, and as eager to see the play as I am."

Lady Anna: All At Sea was commissioned by the Trollope Society as part of the Trollope Bicentennial Celebrations.

Lady Anna: All At Sea runs at the Park Theatre 20 August to 19 September.