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Singin’ in the Rain revival extends run and releases new trailer

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Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| Manchester |

25 November 2025

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Louis Gaunt, still from the video below

The Royal Exchange Theatre has extended its forthcoming production of Singin’ in the Rain – and released a brand new trailer!

The piece, by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, will open in previews later this week, directed by Raz Shaw, who previously helmed The Producers at the venue.

Leading the cast will be Louis Gaunt as Don Lockwood, Laura Baldwin as Lina Lamont, Danny Collins as Cosmo Brown and WhatsOnStage Award winner Carly Mercedes Dyer as Kathy Selden.

They’ll be joined by Carl Sanderson as Roscoe Dexter, with Clancy Ryan as Dora Bailey and Julius D’Silva as RF Simpson.

Completing the cast are Tanisha-Mae Brown, Adam Davidson, Frances Dee, Zac Frieze, Jessica Keable, Gregor McCann, Benjamin Mundy, Ria Tanaka and Thomas Walton.

Casting is by Will Burton, while the creative side of the production includes choreography is by Alistair David, with music supervision, orchestrations and additional arrangements by Matthew Malone, set and costume design by Richard Kent, lighting design by Jack Knowles and sound design by Yvonne Gilbert.

The production will run from 29 November 2025 to the newly extended date of 25 January 2026, with tickets available via the Royal Exchange website.

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