Photo Flash: First Look at Rehearsal Photos for the UK Tour of RUNNING WILD

Children's Touring Partnership is delighted to announce the full cast for the first UK Tour of Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo in an adaptation by Samuel Adamson, beginning at Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 February 2017.

Check out photos of the cast in rehearsals below!

The lead role of Lilly will be shared by three young actresses, Jemima Bennett, India Brown and Annika Whiston. Dad/Red Bandana will be played by Kazeem Toisin Amore, Grandma by Liz Crowther, Mahout/Kaya by Stephen Hoo. Dr Geraldine by Corinna Powlesland, Mr Anthony by Jack Sandle and Mum will be played by Balvinder Sopal.

The puppeteers will be Darcy Collins (Frank, the baby orangutan), Romina Hytten (orangutan Mani Head), Fred Davis (Mani Body), Elisa de Grey (elephant Oona Trunk), James Charlton (Oona Head), Michael Peters (Oona Heart), and Wela Mbusi (Oona Hind), with Gareth Aled and Scarlet Wilderink as alternate puppeteers.

Originated by Chichester Festival Youth Theatre, when it won a prestigious UK Theatre Award, before receiving its London premiere at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Running Wild is co-directed by CFT's Education Director Dale Rooks and Artistic Director of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Timothy Sheader, with set and costume design by Paul Wills, puppetry design and direction by Finn Caldwell and Toby Olié for Gyre & Gimble, both previous Associate Puppetry Directors on War Horse, original songs and composition by Rod Paton, additional music by Nick Powell and Louise Anna Duggan, sound score by Nick Powell, lighting design by James Whiteside, sound design by Nick Sagar and movement direction by Georgina Lamb. Casting director for the UK Tour is Polly Jerrold, with original casting for Regent's Park Open Air Theatre by Jessica Ronane CDG.

For more information, visit www.runningwildlive.co.uk.

Photo credit: Marcos Bevilacqua

Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD
Cast of RUNNING WILD