(AGENPARL) – ven 28 ottobre 2022 EASTENDERS STAR CHARLIE BROOKS JOINS THE CAST OF THE NATIONAL THEATRE’S ACCLAIMED
THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE,
TOURING UK AND IRELAND FROM 12 DECEMBER
Full casting for the National Theatre’s production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane has been announced today, with screen and stage actor Charlie Brooks joining the previously announced cast as Ursula and Jasmeen James joining as understudy. Charlie is best known for being a series regular in BBC’s EastEnders, and will be performing until 3 June 2023, with further dates to be announced.
They join Daniel Cornish (alternate Boy), Trevor Fox (Dad), Emma-Jane Goodwin (understudy), Paolo Guidi (ensemble), Millie Hikasa (Lettie Hempstock), Lewis Howard (understudy), Kemi-Bo Jacobs (Ginnie Hempstock), Ronnie Lee (ensemble), Aimee McGoldrick (ensemble), Laurie Ogden (Sis), Keir Ogilvy (Boy), Domonic Ramsden (ensemble), Joe Rawlinson-Hunt (understudy), Risha Silvera (understudy) and Finty Williams (Old Mrs Hempstock).
Charlie Brooks’ theatre credits include Beautiful Thing (UK Tour and West End) and A Streetcar Named Desire (Leicester Curve). For TV she is a series regular in BBC’s EastEnders. She was winner of ITV’s primetime celebrity survival show I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Alongside her stage and screen work, Charlie is the founder of iampro, an online drama school and creative hub. Jasmeen James previous theatre credits include Jekyll & Hyde schools tour for the National Theatre.
Adapted by Joel Horwood and directed by Katy Rudd, this thrilling adventure of fantasy, myth and friendship will visit 29 towns and cities, across the UK and Ireland, from 12 December 2022 until 30 September 2023. Charlie Brooks is scheduled to perform in Salford, Woking, Leicester, Plymouth, Sunderland, Bath, Belfast, Dublin, Bradford, Wimbledon, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield, Birmingham and Cardiff, with further venues to be confirmed.
Neil Gaiman is known for his graphic novels, including The Sandman series (a major new Netflix series which in its first 10 days was watched for over 198 million hours by audiences around the world); his novels for adults and children including Stardust, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book; and multiple film and television projects including Good Omens and Anansi Boys. The Ocean at the End of the Lane was the winner of the Book of the Year at the 2013 National Book Awards and has sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide. This first major stage adaptation of his work blends magic with memory in a tour-de-force of storytelling that takes audiences on an epic journey to a childhood once forgotten and the darkness that lurks at the very edge of it.
Returning to his childhood home, a man finds himself standing beside the pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he used to play. He’s transported to his 12th birthday when his remarkable friend Lettie claimed it wasn’t a pond, but an ocean – a place where everything is possible… Plunged into a magical world, their survival depends on their ability to reckon with ancient forces that threaten to destroy everything around them.
The award-winning creative team includes director, Katy Rudd; adaptor, Joel Horwood; set designer, Fly Davis; costume and puppet designer, Samuel Wyer; movement director, Steven Hoggett; composer, Jherek Bischoff; lighting designer, Paule Constable; sound designer, Ian Dickinson; magic and illusions director and designer, Jamie Harrison; puppetry director, Finn Caldwell and casting director, Naomi Downham. The associate creative team includes associate director, Sophie Dillon Moniram; associate set designer, Tim Blazdell; associate movement director, Jess Williams; associate lighting designers, Rob Casey (for Ammonite) and Tom Turner; associate sound designer, Chris Reid; associate magic and illusions director, John Bulleid; and associate puppetry director, Gareth Aled.
Touring for a total of 38 weeks, including 5 Theatre Nation Partnerships venues, this is the largest tour mounted by the National Theatre since before the COVID-19 pandemic. This UK and Ireland tour follows a celebrated six-month run of The Ocean at the End of the Lane at the Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End, which opened in 2021 after the production received its world premiere in the Dorfman Theatre in 2019.
A link to Charlie Brooks’ headshot can be found [here](https://www.dropbox.com/s/rwry2w6y5r395yk/Charlie%20Brooks%20Headshot.jpg?dl=0)
Production images featuring the West End cast (2021-22) can be accessed [here](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i7z5ofkcxq63nek/AADcEuZLP70wBCd9tWZn1uYma?dl=0)
A link to the trailer can be accessed [here](https://youtu.be/lkft7BaUVCU)
The official album release by composer Jherek Bischoff, The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Music from the National Theatre Production), is available to stream via [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7p6TvPsvX6Xzab9KNPFaEz?si=0DKXoy5ORbquCngoxIuIvg) and purchase online via [Bandcamp](http://jherekbischoff.bandcamp.com/)
LISTINGS
Box Office: Tickets can be booked via [oceanonstage.com](https://www.oceanonstage.com/)
Dates: Performances from 12 December 2022 until 30 September 2023 (tour schedule below)
Press Nights: 20 December 2022, The Lowry, Salford & 25 January 2023, New Victoria Theatre, Woking
Assisted Performances: Audio Described, Sign Language interpreted and Captioned performances are available at every venue. A Relaxed Performance has been added at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre. Check individual venue websites for information and booking details.
Suggested Age Recommendation: 12+
Social Platforms: Follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at: @OceanOnStage
Tour Dates:
The Lowry, Salford 12 December 2022 – 8 January 2023
[thelowry.com](http://www.thelowry.com/)
New Victoria Theatre, Woking 24 – 28 January
[atgtickets.com/new-victoria-theatre](http://www.atgtickets.com/new-victoria-theatre)
Leicester Curve 31 January – 11 February
[curveonline.co.uk](http://www.curveonline.co.uk/)
Theatre Royal Plymouth 14 – 25 February
[theatreroyal.com](http://www.theatreroyal.com/)
Sunderland Empire 28 February – 4 March
[atgtickets.com/sunderland-empire](http://www.atgtickets.com/sunderland-empire)
Theatre Royal Bath 7 – 18 March
[theatreroyal.org.uk](http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/)
Grand Opera House, Belfast 21 – 25 March
[goh.co.uk](http://www.goh.co.uk/)
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin 28 March – 1 April
[bordgaisenergytheatre.ie](http://www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/)
The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford 4 – 8 April
[bradford-theatres.co.uk](http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/venues/the-alhambra-theatre)
New Wimbledon Theatre 11 – 15 April
[atgtickets.com/new-wimbledon-theatre](http://www.atgtickets.com/new-wimbledon-theatre)
Edinburgh Festival Theatre 18 – 22 April
[capitaltheatres.com](http://www.capitaltheatres.com/)
Liverpool Empire 2 – 6 May
[atgtickets.com/liverpool-empire](http://www.atgtickets.com/liverpool-empire)
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre 9 – 20 May
[sheffieldtheatres.co.uk](http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk)
The Alexandra, Birmingham 23 – 27 May
[atgtickets.com/birmingham](http://www.atgtickets.com/birmingham)
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 30 May – 3 June
[wmc.org.uk](http://www.wmc.org.uk/)
Nottingham Theatre Royal 6 – 17 June
[trch.co.uk](http://www.trch.co.uk)
New Theatre Oxford 20 – 24 June
[atgtickets.com/new-theatre-oxford](http://www.atgtickets.com/new-theatre-oxford)
Milton Keynes Theatre 27 June – 1 July
[atgtickets.com/milton-keynes-theatre](http://www.atgtickets.com/milton-keynes-theatre)
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton 4 – 8 July
[thecliffspavilion.co.uk](http://thecliffspavilion.co.uk/)
Newcastle Theatre Royal 11 – 22 July
[theatreroyal.co.uk](http://www.theatreroyal.co.uk/)
Marlowe Theatre Canterbury 25 – 29 July
[marlowetheatre.com](https://marlowetheatre.com/)
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend 8 – 12 August
southendtheatres.org.uk
Bristol Hippodrome 15 – 19 August
[atgtickets.com/bristol-hippodrome](http://www.atgtickets.com/bristol-hippodrome)
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen 22 – 26 August
[aberdeenperformingarts.com](https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/his-majestys-theatre/)
King’s Theatre, Glasgow 29 August – 2 September
[atgtickets.com/kings-theatre-glasgow](http://www.atgtickets.com/kings-theatre-glasgow)
Norwich Theatre Royal 5 – 9 September
norwichtheatre.org
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent 12 – 16 September
[atgtickets.com/regent-theatre](http://www.atgtickets.com/regent-theatre)
Hall for Cornwall, Truro 19 – 23 September
[hallforcornwall.co.uk](http://www.hallforcornwall.co.uk/)
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre 26 – 30 September
[grandtheatre.co.uk](https://www.grandtheatre.co.uk)
NOTES TO EDITOR
About the National Theatre
The National Theatre’s mission is to make world-class theatre, for everyone. The NT creates and shares unforgettable stories with audiences across the UK and around the world. On its own stages, on tour, in schools, on cinema screens and streaming at home, it strives to be accessible, inclusive and sustainable. The National Theatre empowers artists and craftspeople to make world-leading work, investing in talent and developing new productions with a wide range of theatre companies at its New Work Department. Our nation thrives on fresh talent and new ideas, so the National Theatre works with young people and teachers right across the UK through performance, writing and technical programmes to ignite the creativity of the next generation. Together with communities, the NT creates ambitious works of participatory theatre in deep partnerships that unite theatres and local organisations – showing that nothing brings us together like theatre. The National Theatre needs your support to shape a bright, creative future.
For more information, please visit [nationaltheatre.org.uk](https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/)