Brand new rehearsal images are released today of the new cast of the critically acclaimed West End production of Hadestown, who will begin performances at the Lyric Theatre, London from 11 March 2025.
The cast for the production, now in its second year in the West End includes Desmonda Cathabel, who most recently played Jasmine in the UK & Ireland tour of Disney’s Aladdin, as Eurydice; Olivier Award-nominee Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, whose many credits include The Stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, as Persephone; Chris Jarman,who originated the role of Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the West End, joins the company as Hades; Cedric Neal who was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre, as Hermes; and Dylan Wood,who made his West End debut in Hadestownlast year, returns as Orpheus.
Melanie Bright and Lauran Rae join Allie Daniel as the Fates; Femi Akinfolarin, Michelle Andrews, Ollie Bingham, Laura Delany and Sebastian Lim-Seet will play the Workers, with Lucinda Buckley, Juan Jackson, Oisín Nolan-Power, Lindo Shinda and Jasmine Triadi as Swings.
