Performance

Venue	Empire Theatre
Town	Sunderland
County	Tyne and Wear
From	18th September 2014
To	1st November 2014
When	19:30. Wed, Sat, Sun Mats 14:30
Empire Theatre (V577)
Current/Future Listings
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Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 14 Jan 14 - T537651501

The Lion King

Work:: The Lion King (S1765615186)

The stage adaptation of the Disney film taken from an original African story. A young lion grows up and learns that taking over the pride requires wisdom and maturity. Simba is the young lion, his wicked uncle is Scar and his father, killed by his uncle, is King Mustafa.

Book by	Roger Allers
Book by	Irene Mecchi
Music	Elton John
Music	Tim Rice
Music	Lebo M
Design	Julie Taymor
Music	Mark Mancina
Music	Hans Zimmer

Production:: (T1117149317)

The roles of Young Simba and Young Nala to be played by local talent

Company	Walt Disney
Director	Julie Taymor
Costume	Julie Taymor
Choreographer	Garth Fagan
Performer	Cleveland Cathnott (Mufasa)
Performer	Stephen Carlile (Scar)
Performer	Gugwana Dlamini (Rafiki)
Performer	Meilyr Sion (Zazu)
Performer	Nicholas Nkuna (Simba)
Performer	Carol Stennett (Nala)
Performer	John Hasler (Timon)
Performer	Lee Ormsby (Pumbaa)
Performer	Nicholas Nkuna (Simba)
Performer	Ava Brennan (Nala)
Performer	Daniel Norford (Banzai)
Performer	Me'sha Bryan (Shenzi)
Performer	Philip Oakland (Ed)
Performer	Kelly Agbowu (Swing)
Performer	Tovah-Marie Bembridge (Ensemble)
Performer	Bethzy Charadan (Swing)
Performer	Janique Charles (Ensemble)
Performer	Nombulelo Chili (Ensemble)
Performer	Bianca Cordice (Ensemble)
Performer	Sup Dhanasunthorn (Ensemble)
Performer	Zinhle Dube (Ensemble)
Performer	Teisha Duncan (Ensemble / Sarabi)
Performer	Thibault Durand (Ensemble)
Performer	Thabo Gwadiso (Ensemble)
Performer	Iamnia Montalvo Hernadez (Ensemble)
Performer	Elisa Chou Hsieh (Ensemble)
Performer	Kwesi Jeffers (Ensemble)
Performer	Aiko Kato (Ensemble)
Performer	Andrew Keelan (Standby Cover Timon / Zazu / Pumbaa / Ed)
Performer	Hope Maine (Ensemble)
Performer	Mariano Manzella (Ensemble)
Performer	Giovanni Napoli (Swing / Dance Captain / Fight Captain)
Performer	Anna Ella Neocel (Swing / Dance Captain)
Performer	Nosipho Nkonqa (Swing)
Performer	Phindile Nyandeni (Swing)
Performer	Mark Peachey (Standby Scar and Pumbaa)
Performer	Lloyd Rathebe (Ensemble)
Performer	Tarisha Rommick (Ensemble)
Performer	Julien Roussel (Ensemble)
Performer	Jean Salamao (Ensemble)
Performer	Louis-Cyril Tiquant (Swing)
Performer	Tumelo Tokgwi (Ensemble)
Performer	Anna van Ruiten (Ensemble)
Performer	Marcel J Whyte (Ensemble)
Performer	Jermaine Woods (Ensemble)
Performer	Jeffrey Young (Swing)
Performer	Charlene Zijlastra (Ensemble)
Performer	Bonga Zulu (Ensemble)

Listing:: L07318516

Current production:Work

Production details

The roles of Young Simba and Young Nala to be played by local talent

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