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My Fair Lady revival reveals cast

They’re going to dance all night!

Tanyel Gumushan

Tanyel Gumushan

| Sonning |

15 October 2025

Simbi Akande and Nadim Naaman
Simbi Akande and Nadim Naaman, provided uncredited

A new revival of My Fair Lady has announced its cast.

Closing the Mill at Sonning’s 2025 season will be Lerner and Loewe’s much-loved musical, featuring such numbers as “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “On the Street Where You Live.”

Directed and choreographed by Joseph Pitcher, the production will play from 20 November 2025 to 17 January 2026.

Set to lead the cast are Simbi Akande as Eliza Doolittle and Nadim Naaman as Henry Higgins.

They’ll be joined by Jo Servi as Colonel Pickering, Mark Moraghan as Alfred P Doolittle, Francesca Ellis as Mrs Pearce/Mrs Eynsford-Hill, Christopher Parkinson as Zoltan Karpathy, Alfie Blackwell as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Sophie-Louise Dann as Mrs Higgins/Mrs Hopkins, Conor McFarlane as Jamie, and James William-Pattison as Harry.

Forming the ensemble are Zaynah Ahmed, Imogen Bailey, Emma Fraser, and Nadia Kramer.

Also on the creative team are set designer Diego Pitarch, costume designer Natalie Titchener, sound designer Chris Whybrow, lighting designer Jamie Platt, music supervisor and arranger Charlie Ingles, musical director Nick Tudor, co-choreographer Alex Christian, assistant director Matthew Jeans, and casting director Jane Deitch.

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