Details

Everything you know about witches is wrong. Forget the pointy hats and broomsticks: they're the most dangerous creatures on earth. And now they've come up with their most evil plan yet. The thing standing in their way is Luke and his Gran. But he's only ten and she's got a dodgy heart. Time is short, danger is everywhere, and they've got just one chance to stop the witches from squalloping every stinking little child in England. The Witches is a rip-roaring musical version of Roald Dahl's timeless tale, filled with wit, daring and heart.

Cast/Performers

Katherine Kingsley (Grand High Witch), Daniel Rigby (Mr Stringer), Sally Ann Triplett (Gran), Laura Medforth (Mum), Richard David-Caine (Dad), Ekow Quartey (Mr Jenkins), Maggie Service (Mrs Jenkins), Irvine Iqbal (Chef Chevalier at Hotel Magnificent), Julie Armstrong (Witch), Chrissie Bhima (Witch), Zoe Birkett (Witch), Maddison Bulleyment (Witch), Miracle Chance (Witch), Daniele Coombe (Witch), Molly-May Gardiner (Witch), Tiffany Graves (Witch), Bobbie Little (Witch), Tania Mathurin (Witch), Amira Matthews (Witch), Alexandra Waite-Roberts (Witch), Adrian Grove, Jacob Maynard, Ben Redfern, Bertie Caplan (Luke - some dates), Frankie Keita (Luke - some dates), Vishal Soni (Luke - some dates), Cian Eagle-Service (Bruno - some dates), George Menezes Cutts (Bruno - some dates), William Skinner (Bruno - some dates), Jersey Blu Georgia (Helga - some dates), Asanda Abbie Masike (Helga - some dates), Chloe Raphael (Helga - some dates), Nesim Adnan, Alaia Broadbent, Chenai Broadbent, Cristian Buttaci, Sekhani Dumezweni, Rudy Gibson, Florence Gore, Elara Jagger, Annabelle Jones, Jemima Loosen, Charlie Man-Evans, Iesa Miller, Jack Philpott, Sienna Sibley, Savannah Skinner-Henry, Poppy-Mei Soon, Benjamin Spalding, Dylan Trigger, Alice Valeriano, Sasha Watson-Lobo, Stella Yeoman

Creatives/Company

Book by: Lucy Kirkwood
Lyrics(s): Lucy Kirkwood, Dave Malloy
Music(s): Dave Malloy, Nigel Lilley (music supervisor)
Producer(s): National Theatre, Roald Dahl Story Company
Director(s): Lyndsey Turner, Bryony Jarvis-Taylor (casting), Seimi Campbell (associate director), Priya Patel Appleby (staff director)
Design(s): Lizzie Clachan, Ash J Woodward (video), Chris Fisher (illusions), Will Houstoun (illusions), Shankho Chaudhuri (associate set designer)
Choreographer(s): Stephen Mear, Jo Morris (associate choreographer)
Musical Director(s): Cat Beveridge, Natalie Pound (associate music director), Sarah Morrison (children's and assistant music director)
Lighting: Bruno Poet
Sound(s): Alexander Caplen, Ian Dickinson (for Autograph)
Costume: Johanna Coe (associate costume designer)