The Royal Exchange in Manchester have really been upping the ante as far as their Christmas musicals are concerned. Last year’s Sweet Charity was a stonker, their Into the Woods was something special, and 2014/15’s Little Shop of Horrors was basically perfection. This year see them tackle Broadway classic Guys and Dolls in a co-production with Talawa Theatre Company and by the crin (as my Aunty Mary would say – a bit of Wigan dialect for you there…) just take a look at this bushel and a peck’s worth of beauties!
Allison – Koko Basigara
Mimi – Evonnee Bentley-Holder
Liverlips Louis – Nathanael Campbell
Society Max – Darren Charles
Lieutenant Brannigan – Ewen Cummins
Agatha – Chelsey Emery
Nathan Detroit – Ray Fearon
Harry The Horse – Kurt Kansley
Angie The Fox – Danielle Kassarate
Benny Southwest – Fela Lufadeju
General Matilda B. Cartwright – Melanie Marshall
Nicely-Nicely Johnson – Ako Mitchell
Sarah Brown – Abiona Omonua
Rusty Charlie – Javar Parker
Big Jule – Joe Speare
Calvin – Jaime Tait
Moe – Toyan Thomas-Browne
Arvide Abernathy – Trevor A Toussaint
Miss Adalaide – Lucy Vandi
Martha – T’Shan Williams
Sky Masterson – Ashley Zhangazha
See you there!