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”Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical” – production images released

| Leeds |

25 November 2022

Michael D'Cruze, Kate Milner-Evans, Kayleen Nguema, Julie Mullins and Christopher Howell in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Michael D’Cruze, Kate Milner-Evans, Kayleen Nguema, Julie Mullins and Christopher Howell in *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*
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Leeds Playhouse has released production shots for its current revival of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which will also embark on a major UK tour from February.

The musical, which blends songs from the iconic 1971 film such as “The Candy Man” and “Pure Imagination” with new tunes by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, has a book by David Greig. It is directed by James Brining.

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The cast is led by Gareth Snook as Willy Wonka with Amelia Minto, Isaac Sugden, Kayleen Nguema and Noah Walton sharing the role of Charlie Buckets in Leeds.

The famous five golden ticket winners include Kazmin Borrer as Veruca Salt, Teddy Hinde as Mike Teavee, Marisha Morgan as Violet Beauregarde and Robin Simões Da Silva as Augustus Gloop.

The loving Bucket family all live happily together in a tiny house with only one bed, which the four grandparents share. Grandpa Joe is played by Michael D’Cruze, Grandpa George by Christopher Howell, Grandma Josephine by Kate Milner Evans, Grandma Georgina by Julie Mullins and Mrs Bucket by Leonie Spilsbury.

Completing the company are Lydia Bradd, Darcie Brown, Josh Donovan, Ewan Gillies, Lucy Hutchison, Patrick King, Jodie Knight, Jonathan Macdonald, Julie Mullins, Victoria Nicol, Katherine Picar, Lewis Rae, Emma Robotham-Hunt, Ty-Reece Stewart and Natasha Volley.

The creative team also includes music supervisor and orchestrator David Shrubsole, set and costume designer Simon Higlett, choreographer Emily Jane Boyle, musical director Ellen Campbell, lighting designer Tim Mitchell, sound designer Mike Walker, video designer Simon Wainwright, illusions designer Chris Fisher, casting director Jim Arnold (Jim Arnold Casting), children’s casting director Emily and LJ (Keston and Keston), orchestral manager Sylvia Addison (Music Solutions Limited), voice coach Eleanor Manners, associate director Priya Patel Appleby, associate choreographer Natasha Volley, associate video designer David Callanan, rehearsal pianist and children’s MD Jamie Noar and assistant director Karlene Wray.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory continues its Leeds run until 28 January 2023, before heading to Milton Keynes Theatre (9 February to 5 March), His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen (15 to 26 March), Edinburgh Playhouse (29 March to 15 April), Norwich Theatre Royal (19 to 29 April), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (3 to 20 May), Canterbury Marlowe Theatre (24 May to 3 June), Theatre Royal, Plymouth (7 to 18 June), Manchester Palace Theatre (4 to 30 July), Sunderland Empire (2 to 13 August), Mayflower, Southampton (16 August to 3 September), Hull New Theatre (6 to 16 September), Bristol Hippodrome (20 September to 8 October), Birmingham Hippodrome (17 October to 5 November) and Liverpool Empire (8 to 26 November).

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