Welcome to the jungle! Hit West End show The human choir are heading out on their first ever UK tour this spring, and the cast has finally been announced.
Featuring nine performers in the roles of Poet, Maestro, Romantic, Joker, Barman, Handyman, Hardman, Beast, and the Bore, The human choir is the most fun you can have at your local! The 90-minute show combines crazy harmonies, sing-alongs, tap dancing and storytelling with well-known hits from artists such as Queen, Adele, Paul Simon, Avicii and Katy Perry. If you’re lucky, you might even grab a free pint!
The cast for the upcoming tour includes Oluwalonimi (Nimi) Owoyemi as Poet, Gustav Melbardis as Maestro, Sam Walter as Romantic, Ben Mabberley as Joker, Joshua Lloyd as Barman, Jack Skelton as Handyman, Levi Tyrell Johnson as Hardman, Rob Godfrey as Beast and Aaron Pottenger as Bore. They will be joined by Sam Ebenezer, Jared Leathwood, Niall Woodson and Lewis Dragisic as swings.
The human choir have also announced the launch of their Jungle Choir Community Project and – for the first time ever – are looking for local choirs in each tour city to join them on stage on opening night to sing alongside the cast.
The UK tour kicks off at the New Wimbledon Theater on March 14 before heading to cities including Bath, Cambridge, Brighton, Glasgow, Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Chester, Southend, High Wycombe and Edinburgh.
Created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay, with direction from Doodson, The human choir first came to life at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017 and has since been performed all over the world, including several stops in North America, China, Australia and Europe. The show also played over 1,000 performances at the Arts Theater in London’s West End, but closed on 4 January due to renovations at the theatre.
The tour is produced by HH Productions, Nic Doodson, Andrew Kay, Global Creative and Kenny Wax. The creative team includes Jack Blume (musical direction, vocal arrangements and orchestrations), Freddie Huddleston (movement direction and choreography), Ben Norris (monologues), Oli Townsend (scenic design), Richard Dinnen (lighting design), Verity Sadler (costume and co-scenic design), Sten Severson (sound design) and Debbie O’Bri).
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