Military Wives musical announces world premiere casting

York Theatre Royal, in association with Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Buxton Opera House, has announced casting for the world premiere of Debbie Isitt’s Military Wives The Musical.

The musical opens at York Theatre Royal on 16 September, following previews from 10 September, and will run until 27 September. It tells the story of a group of women who form a choir while their partners are deployed. Isolated and struggling with the uncertainty of military life, the women find strength and camaraderie through music. It is based on the true story of the Military Wives choir and the 2019 film Military Wives.

Isitt, known for her work on the Nativity! film series, will write and direct. Cast in the show are Kayla Carter (Faith), Emma Crossley (Bex), Jessica Daley (Jenny), Ashleigh Gray (Terri), Adrian Hansel (Luke), Sydney Isitt-Ager (Sarah), Joe Kelly (Adam), Bobbie Little (Olive/Paula), Billy Roberts (Dale/Simon/Andy), Caroline Sheen (Susannah), Rachael Wooding (Krissy) and Stewart Wright (Dave the Welfare Officer).

Also on the creative team are George Dyer (arranger, orchestrator and musical supervisor), Katie Lias (designer), Rory Beaton (lighting designer), Richard Brooker (sound designer), Rebecca Louis (movement director) and Marc Frankum (casting director).