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“Vanara”, by Gianluca Cucchiara (score), Michael Conley (book) & Andrew Whelan (lyrics), premieres at the Hackney Empire, from 22nd – 30th October 2021. The production is co-directed by Adam Lenson and Eleesha Drennan, who are also dramaturg and choreographer, respectively, musical direction by Tamara Saringer, set & costume design by Libby Todd, lighting design by Sam Waddington and sound design by Olly Steel. The cast is: Johnnie Fiori (The Oroznah), Emily Bautista (Ayla), Jacob Fowler (Mohr), Carole Stennett (Tonah), Cavin Cornwall (Crohm), Glenn Carter (Tahl), Samantha Mercer (Utza), Kayleigh McKnight (Sindah), Shem Omari James (Caladar), Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Rooh), Chris George (Lordu), Jemima Brown (ensemble), Ebby Sama (ensemble), Hicaro Nicolai (ensemble), Yuki Abe (ensemble), Olivia Jones (ensemble), Prem Rai (ensemble), Ella Martine (ensemble).
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Adam Lenson, Adam Rainer, Alex Ramsden, Ana Webb-Sanchez, Andrew Whelan, Becky Cartwright, Callum Finn, Candice Weaver, Carole Stennett, Cavin Cornwall, Charlotte Vaughan, Chiara Castellini, Chris George, Daniel Vildosola, Earth, Ebby Sama, Eleesha Drennan, Ella Martine, Elliot Smith, Emily Bautista, Emily Bestow associate designer, Faye Williams, Fergus Dale, Gianluca Cucchiara, Giles Rowland general manager, Giovanna Romagnoli, Glenn Carter, Hackney Empire, Harry Blumenau casting director, Harry Mills, Harvey Nowak-Green associate lighting designer, Hicaro Nicolai, Jacob Fowler, James Goldsworthy, Jason Culverwell, Jemima Brown, Jen Green, Joaquin Pedro Valdes, Johnnie Fiori, Josh Cottell associate musical director, Katie Shearman, Kayleigh McKnight, Libby Todd, Lisa Farrall, Lisa Farrell hair & make up design, Mark Dickman, Mark Goucher, Matcham, Melissa Victoria Lee, Michael Conley, Mike Jewitt, Molly Fraser, Olivia Jones, Ollie Dudman, Olly Steel, Penny Foxley, Peter Wilson, Pollyanna Elston, Prem Rai, Rachael Ryan, Rachel Perry, Rebecca Cartwright, Sam Waddington, Samantha Mercer, Sarah White, Shem Omari James, Sophie Creaner, Tamara Saringer, Tanith MacKenzie, Tristan Butler, Vanara, Yuki Abe, act, acting, actor, actors, arts, ballet, balletic, chaos, choreographer, choreography, composer, contemporary, contemporary dance, dance, dancer, dancers, dancing, director, disasters, drama, dramatic, eco, entertainment, fire, hope, lyrical, modern, musical, musical theatre, natural disaster, planet, play, players, playing, production, stage, staged, staging, terpsichore, terpsichorean, theater, theatre, theatrical, thespian, thespians, tribe, tribes, unity