Sylvia
A musical revolution
27 Jan–08 Apr 2023
What you need to know
Dates
27 Jan–08 Apr 2023About the show
Oliver Award nominated for:
Best New Musical
Best Theatre Choreographer – Kate Prince
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical – Beverley Knight – WINNER
‘Be the change that you want to see
Be the change for you and me’
This revolutionary story celebrates the life of Sylvia Pankhurst – feminist, activist, pacifist, socialist, rebel – the lesser-known Pankhurst at the heart of the Suffragette movement, who changed the lives of working women and men across the world.
Following its 2018 run as a work-in-progress, Kate Prince’s Sylvia is back where it all began for its world premiere, uniting dance, hip hop, funk and soul to shine a light on a remarkable moment in history, with original music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde.
An Old Vic and ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company production
In association with Sadler’s Wells
Robert Walters Group is the proud Production Sponsor of Sylvia
Production supported by The Polonsky Foundation
Co-commissioned by 14–18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England and from the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport.
The Cast
Beverley Knight
Emmeline Pankhurst
Kelly Agbowu
Mrs Flora ‘The General’ Drummond/Mrs Savoy
Verity Blyth
Clementine Churchill/Mrs Scurr/Kitty
Claudia Carlier
Swing
Bradley Charles
Lord Cromer/Richard Pankhurst/Alan
Kimmy Edwards
Mrs Cratchit
Alex Gaumond
Keir Hardie
Jade Hackett
Lady Jennie Churchill/Mrs Payne/Edith Garrud
Stevie Hutchinson
Lloyd George/Lord Curzon
Kate Ivory Jordan
Annie Kenney/Norah Smyth
Hannah Khemoh
Understudy Emmeline Pankhurst
Sinead Long
Ensemble/Swing
Jaye Marshall
Ensemble/Swing
Kandaka Moore
Mrs Parsons/Sophia Singh
Antoine Murray-Straughan
Ensemble/Swing
Razak Osman
Harry Pankhurst/Sir Almroth Wright/Asquith
Jay Perry
Winston Churchill/George Lansbury
Sharon Rose
Sylvia Pankhurst
Kirstie Skivington
Adela Pankhurst/Mrs Bird
Sweeney
Silvio Corio
Ellena Vincent
Christabel Pankhurst
Malachi Welch
Ensemble/Swing
Musicians
Sean Green
Musical Director/Keyboard
Vanessa Domonique
Drums/Percussion
Rachel Espeute
Electric Bass/Synth Bass
Frankie South
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
Joe Thomas
Keyboard/Hammond Organ
Creative Team
Kate Prince
Book & Lyrics
Priya Parmar
Book
Josh Cohen
Music by
DJ Walde
Music by
Kate Prince
Director & Choreographer
Ben Stones
Set & Costume
Natasha Chivers
Lighting
Tony Gayle
Sound
Andrzej Goulding
Video & Animation
Cynthia de la Rosa
Wigs, Hair & Make-up
Josh Cohen
Co-Orchestrator
Mark Dickman
Co-Orchestrator
Leonn Meade
Co-Orchestrator
DJ Walde
Co-Orchestrator
Mark Dickman
Co-Music Supervisor
Leonn Meade
Co-Music Supervisor
Stuart Burt CDG & Oliver Scullion
Casting
Lolita Chakrabarti
Dramaturg
Kate Prince
Additional Music
Tachia Newall
Additional Lyrics
Josh Cohen & DJ Walde
Music Production
Sean Green
Musical Director
Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth
Voice
Mary Howland
Dialect
Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe
Associate Director
Jade Hackett
Associate Choreographer
Amy Shackcloth
Associate Musical Director
Chris Alozie
Resident Director & Choreographer
Tash Prynne
Costume Supervisor
Fahmida Bakht
Props Supervisor
Nicole Iroh
Hair, Wigs and Make-Up Supervisor
Lucy Baker-Swinburn
Digital Music Programmer – Stitch Audio
Oli Briant
Musicians’ Contractor
Stage Management
David Curl
Company Stage Manager
Beth Rennie
Deputy Stage Manager
Chelsea Shorrock
Assistant Stage Manager
Imogen Adshead
Technical Assistant Stage Manager
OV Backstage
Lassamie Prasimay
Set Placement
Damilaara Adeyemi
Costume Placement
Lingyu Du
Production Management Placement
Mohammed Hannan
Production Management Placement
Lotte Powles
Stage Management Placement
Zaineb Aamir
Stage Management Placement
Alastair Day
OV Backstage Project Coordinator