Casts announced for two special festive productions coming to Bristol Old Vic

Casts announced for two special festive productions coming to Bristol Old Vic

Posted on: 26 Sep 2024

Preparations are well underway for a merry ‘little’ Christmas at the UK’s longest continuously running theatre with a pair of cosy shows taking to the stage.

 

The eagerly anticipated production of The Little Mermaid is directed by Olivier winner Miranda Cromwell and written by Sonali Bhattacharyya while the enchanting Little Red is directed by Lisa Gregan and written by writer in resident Florence Espeut-Nickless, continuing the theatre’s festive tradition of spectacular family-friendly stories!

 

Find out more from the Bristol Old Vic website.

 

 

The Little Mermaid will run Thursday 5 December 2024 - Saturday 11 January 2025. Brought to life by Cromwell (Death of a Salesman: Young Vic, West End & Broadway) and written by Bhattacharyya (Chasing Hares: Young Vic), it is a story of love, hope and how no one is too small to change the world.

 

Bristol-born-and-bred Liana Cottril (Bath Theatre Royal’s Wendy: A Peter Pan Story) will take on the title role. John Leader (Wuthering Heights: National Theatre) will play ‘Kai’, with Nandi Bhebhe (Wuthering Heights: National Theatre) as ‘Coral’ and Bristol-based Alison Fitzjohn as ‘Inky Slick’ (Alice's Adventures Underground: Les Enfants Terribles)

 

Completing the cast is Michael Elcock (Julius Caesar: Southwark Playhouse) as ‘Richard’, Corrina Buchan as ‘Jocasta’ (Unfortunate: UK Tour) and aerialist Holly Downey (Marvel Universe Live: tour) in the ensemble. Don’t miss this reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale for a new generation!

 

Little Red (& other winter tales) runs at The Weston Studio Friday 6 December – Sunday 12 January. A classic retold by director Gregan (Orpheus & Eurydice: BOV) and writer Florence Espeut-Nickless (Destiny: Tobacco Factory/Pleasance Theatre), join Little Red in the deep, dark woods for music, adventure and monsters!

 

The ensemble cast includes familiar faces Sasha Frost (Noise Off: West End, The Salt Path: BBC), Guy Hughes (Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe, Bristol Old Vic) and Jenny Smith (Wardrobe Theatre, National Theatre, Hampstead Theatre).

Find out more and secure tickets for Bristol Old Vic’s festive programme from the theatre’s website.

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.