Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella confirms cast for anniversary tour

Casting has been revealed for Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella.

The production will return for a UK tour in 2026 and 2027 to mark its 30th anniversary. It first premiered in the West End in 1997 and later returned in a revised version in 2010, which went on to tour the UK.

Set in London during the Second World War, Cinderella reimagines the fairytale against the backdrop of the Blitz, with music by Sergei Prokofiev. The story follows a brief meeting between Cinderella and an RAF pilot, whose relationship unfolds amid air raids and wartime disruption.

Confirmed to star as Cinderella are Hannah Kremer and Katrina Lyndon, alongside Reece Causton and Rory Macleod as Cinderella’s heroic Pilot, Harry, with James Lovell, Andy Monaghan and Kingston Taylor as the Angel (Cinderella’s ‘Fairy GodFather’) and Michela Meazza and Daisy West as Cinderella’s Step-Mother, Sybil, with Nicole Kabera joining to play the role for the UK tour.

Completing the cast as Cinderella’s Step-Brothers and Sisters, and the people of 1940’s London, are Mark Austin, Benjamin Barlow Bazeley, Tom Barnes Standing, Isabella Chandler, Carla Contini, Adam Davies, Christina Gibbs, Louis Harris, Thomas Ireson, Rosanna Lindsey, Maisie Mwebe, Matthew Petty, Matthew Potulski, Holly Saw, Molly Shaw-Downie and Shakiera Ward.

Making their New Adventures debuts in this production are Cameron Allan, Ethan Fairclough, Woody Freeman and Harry Hincks.

Bourne said: “It’s thrilling to welcome an almost entirely new cast to bring our epic wartime love story back to life for its 30th anniversary. In fact, apart from the wonderful Michela Meazza (who performed in the original production in 1997), all the principals will be taking on these coveted roles in Cinderella for the first time this season. We are immensely proud that 73% of the Cinderella company have come through our New Adventures talent development programmes, created to ensure that our productions always present a combination of the finest world-class dance artists and the most exciting emerging talent that the UK has to offer.”

As already revealed, the tour will open at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 16 to 21 November 2026, before visiting Lowry, Salford from 24 to 28 November. The production will then form New Adventures’ annual Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells, running from 1 December 2026 until 17 January 2027, marking the company’s 24th consecutive Christmas season at the venue.

In 2027, the tour will open at Milton Keynes Theatre from 26 to 30 January, before visiting the New Victoria Theatre, Woking (2 to 6 February), Birmingham Hippodrome (9 to 13 February), Liverpool Empire (16 to 20 February), Hull New Theatre (23 to 27 February), Theatre Royal Nottingham (2 to 6 March), Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (9 to 13 March), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (16 to 20 March), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (23 to 27 March), Norwich Theatre Royal (6 to 10 April), Theatre Royal Glasgow (13 to 17 April), Newcastle Theatre Royal (20 April to 1 May), and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh (4 to 8 May).

The creative team includes set and costume design by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Neil Austin, video and projection design by Duncan McLean, and sound design by Paul Groothuis.

In addition, the Imperial War Museums will be an official partner of the tour, featuring dance workshops based on Cinderella.