Spring Awakening will transfer from The Lyric, Hammersmith (until March 14th 2009) to the Novello Theatre .
Previews will be at the Novello from March 21st with an opening night on March 26th. Spring Awakening is booking until October 31st in the first instance.
Video Extracts of Spring Awakening
Looks good, doesn’t it? The show has had some critics complaining about the level of sex and violence so it’s not for everyone, perhaps. The music is modern, with a band on stage.
The Story of Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening tells the story of three school friends as they move into adulthood. Melchior is a brilliant student whose best friend is the troubled youth Moritz, and Wendla is a beautiful teenage girl. All three are on the verge of discovering who they are and experiencing sexual awakening.
Based on a play by Frank Wedekind Spring Awakening is full of repressed emotion and not so repressed adolescent passion.
The Cast of Spring Awakening
The young British cast range in age from 16 -24
Aneurin Barnard -Melchior
Lucy Barker -Ilse
Natasha Barnes -Anna
Chris Barton – Swing
Jamie Blackley -Hanschen
Hayley Gallivan – Martha
Evelyn Hoskins -Thea
Edd Judge – Otto
Harry McEntire -Ernst
Iwan Rheon -Moritz
Jos Slovick-Georg
Charlotte Wakefield – Wendla
Swing (alternate cast members)
Natalie Garner -swing
Mona Goodwin -swing
Jamie Muscato – swing
Gemma O’Duffy -swing
Richard Southgate -swing
Sian Thomas and Richard Cordery play all the adult roles and are understudied by Andrew McDonald and Yvonne O’Grady
Director Michael Mayer
Choreographer Bill T. Jones.
Just to remind you from March 21st the Novello Theatre in London’s West End will be the new home of Spring Awakening.
