Full Cast Announced for THE DONKEY SHOW - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DISCO in London
By: Tyler Peterson May. 13, 2016
The ultimate disco show where the audience is at the centre of the party, The Donkey Show, returns to London this summer for a strictly limited run from 9 June to 21 August. Created and conceived by Randy Weiner (Co-creator of The Box & producer of Punchdrunk's blockbuster hit Sleep No More) and Diane Paulus (Sleep No More, Pippin, Finding Neverland) - The Donkey Show will feature acrobats, disco divas, aerial artists and fire breathers, as part of an immersive theatrical experience in renowned nightspot, Proud Camden, to mark the 400 years since Shakespeare's death.
The Donkey Show, which achieved cult-status following its critically acclaimed seven-year run in New York, and has been seen by over a million people worldwide, was first staged in London fifteen years ago. This new production of the smash-hit show will be directed by Ryan McBryde (Saturday Night Fever), designed by award-winning designer Diego Pitarch (Fiddler on the Roof directed by Craig Revel Horwood) and choreographed by Lucy Ridley (Movement Director for Secret Cinema). The show will be produced by Simon Friend, Jacob Wagen, Oli Sones and Adam Paulden in association with Dan Looney and Jason Haigh-Ellery, and executive produced by Alex Proud.
To view the trailer for The Donkey Show please click here https://youtu.be/VU5Ebr9qkiw
Taking over Proud Camden, this Midsummer Night's Dream has a disco flair and you're in the party! Inspired by Shakespeare's story of love, magic and mishaps, and boasting a catalogue of retro hits, The Donkey Show is bringing the divas, dancers and disco balls to London for a strictly limited season.
Featuring classic Disco hits including I Will Survive, Carwash, We Are Family, Don't Leave Me This Way and You Sexy Thing.
Vikki Stone (Oberon/Mia) is an award winning comedian, actor and composer, best known for her original comedy songs. Vikki's television credits include The John Bishop Show (BBC One); The Now Show (BBC Radio 4); I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here....Now (ITV2); Safeword (ITV2); Ten Pieces II (BBC Music/BBC2); Titch and Ted (CBBC/BBC2); Dick and Dom's Hoopla (CBBC), Comedy Palace (CBBC); Richard Hammond's Secret Service (BBC One); Bad Robots (E4); Blink (Channel 4); The Last Word (BBC Radio 4) and Flashprank (MTV). Vikki's stagecredits include Beauty And The Beast at Theatre Clwyd, Dick Whittington at Theatre Severn, One Dark Night at Riverside Studios, Talent Upstairs At The Gatehouse, Drive, Ride, Walk at Shunt and A Midsummer Night's Dream for Punchdrunk.
Vikki wrote the music and theme tune for CBBC/BBC 2's Titch and Ted, in which she also stars, she has done a TED Talk at CERN and had a choral piece commissioned by The National Youth Choir of Great Britain, which was recently performed at the Royal Albert Hall.
Siobhan Athwal's (Dmitri/Vinnie) previous stage credits include The Life at the English Theatre Frankfurt, The Queen and I at the Arcola Theatre, The Infidel the Musical at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East and Viva Forever at the Piccadilly Theatre. Siobhan's screen credits include EastEnders, Walking On Sunshine and Sita Oh Sita.
Bronté Barbé's (Helen/Vinnie) previous stage credits include Shrek The Musical on UK Tour, Cool Rider - The Grease 2 concert at the Lyric Theatre, Hairspray in Kuala Lumpur/Singapore and Carnival Of The Animals at Riverside Studios.
Melissa Bayern (Tytania/Sander) most recently made headlines in the theatre world for stepping in to play The Witch in the Royal Exchange's production of Into The Woods.
Melissa's other stage credits from New York include Murder Ballad, The Wild Party, Assassins and See What I Wanna See. As a singer/songwriter, she also has an internationally release self-written album, Cedarwood Road.
Natalie Chua's (Disco Girl) previous stage credits include Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre, Bare at the Union Theatre, London, Dick Whittington at Harlow Playhouse, The Life and Once On This Island both for Urdang Academy and The King and I on UK Tour.
Samuel Fogell (DJ Hernando/Cobweb) is making his professional stage debut in The Donkey Show.
James Gillan's (Lady Puck) previous stage credits include The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, Pippin at the Bridewell Theatre, Godspell at Chichester Festival Theatre, Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, Starlight Express at the Apollo Theatre and on UK Tour, Joseph on UK Tour, Tommy at the Shaftesbury Theatre, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor, Stiles & Drewe's Peter Pan at the Royal Festival Hall, Taboo on UK Tour and Antony and Cleopatra at Shakespeare's Globe. James has also performed at the Royal Albert Hall for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th Birthday and Stephen Sondheim's 80th Birthday celebrations. His screen credits include Doctors, 'Orrible, Casualty, The Seven Industrial Wonders Of The World and The Inbetweeners. Most recently, James starred in Suspects and The C Word.
Dominicque Kinisky (Peaseblossom) trained at Toronto Circus School where he specialized in aerial skills and makes his London stage debut in The Donkey Show.
Nyron Levy's (Moth) previous stage credits includes War Horse at the New London Theatre, BFG at Birmingham Rep, Titus Andronicus for Bold Tendencies, Futebol - the alternative World Cup on UK Tour, South Pacific on UK Tour and Fela! at the National Theatre.
Adrian Martel (Mustardseed) is a multi skilled circus performer. He won the prestigious Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Drag Queen Contest and toured Europe with his fire and acrobatic act. In 2009 he became the face of Salvation Global Events, and toured the Globe with the company before becoming a member of Cirque Le Soir's international team. Adrian has performed his circus skills at some of the most prestigious venues Worldwide.
Harry Morley's (Fidget) previous stage credits include The Wizard of Oz on UK Tour and pantomimes Aladdin and Peter Pan. Harry's television dancing credits include The X-Factor (ITV), Got To Dance (Sky 1), Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV), The Kite Maker (Ruskin Bond), Ellie Goulding (Burn Music video) and Wiley (Reload music video).
Jessica Spalis' (Rico Suave) previous stage credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Adelphi Theatre, Faust at the London Coliseum, The Beatles Musical on Italian Tour, Alice In Wonderland at Greenwich Theatre and Shakespeare Shorts for Action To The Word.
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