Chitty Chitty Bang Bang revival announces actor-musician company

Exclusive: The Watermill Theatre has announced full casting and creative team details for its summer production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which will run from Tuesday 26 May to Sunday 13 September 2026, with a national press night on 4 June.

Directed by artistic director Paul Hart, the production will once again see the venue transform its theatre and surrounding grounds, following the model established by recent summer shows at the venue. The musical follows eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts and his children, Jeremy and Jemima, alongside Truly Scrumptious, as they embark on an adventure involving a magical car.

The cast is led by Christian Edwards as Caractacus Potts and Lydia Louise, making her professional debut, as Truly Scrumptious. Mark Curry will appear as Grandpa Potts, with Susannah van den Berg as the Childcatcher.

Also in the company are Samuel Morgan-Grahame as Baron Bomburst, Mairi Ikegami as Baroness Bomburst and Sam Pay as Boris and Lord Scrumptious. Alexander Zane will serve as Goran and onstage musical director, Reuben Greeph as the Toymaker and onstage deputy musical director, and Theo Diedrick as Coggins. The ensemble comprises Tasha Chu (also dance captain), Sameer Dhanjee, Georgie Hales, Javai James, Maya Khatri Chhetri and Josh Rosewood.

The role of Jeremy will be shared by Francis Adams, Bodhi Allnutt, Elijah Bailey and Lucas Froud and the role of Jemima will be shared by Auora Breslin, Juyoung Chang, Sophie Georgeand and Aila McLeish.

The Children of Vulgaria played by Chika Atakorah, Felix Brims, Amelia Cartwright, Willow Daniels, Roko Duckling, Ivy Evans, Rafe Evans, Cosmo French, Hugo Haworth, Asha Ibrahim, Imogen Jermey, Sophie Jones, Sam Llewellyn, Florence Martin, Kweji Sameke, Wilf Seymour, Cassia Tipp and Audrey Williams.

Featuring music and lyrics by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman, and adapted for the stage by Jeremy Sams, the production includes songs such as “Truly Scrumptious”, “Hushabye Mountain” and the title number, performed by an actor-musician ensemble.

The full creative team includes set and costume designer Katie Lias, musical supervisor and orchestrator Stuart Morley, choreographer Anjali Mehra, puppet designer, maker and director Marc Parrett, lighting designer Jai Morjaria, sound designer Tom Marshall and video designer Daniel Denton.

The associate team comprises Eva Sampson as associate director, Vanessa Vince-Pang as associate choreographer and George Francis as associate musical supervisor, alongside Sam Osborne as associate lighting designer and lighting programmer and Zac Woodman as associate sound designer. Emily Nelson serves as assistant designer and Inés Ruiz as assistant musical director.

Casting is by Cydney Beech. The stage management team is led by company stage manager Cat Pewsey, with Geoffrey Field as stage manager and Alice Barber as deputy stage manager. Assistant stage managers are Fern Bamber (book cover) and Hanna O’Connor (placement). Sound roles are covered by Rob Summers as sound number one and Daisy Taylor as sound number two (placement).