The world première of Dougal Irvine's new musical, The Buskers Opera, will have a cast led by George Maguire as Macheath and Lauren Samuels as Polly Peachum.
Their principal credits include Sunny Afternoon and Bend it Like Beckham respectively. Irvine's other credits include Departure Lounge, The Snow Queen and Britain’s Got Bhangra.
Other cast members include Natasha Cottriall, Ishmael Gander, John McCrea, Maimuna Memonas and Giovanna Ryan.
Lotte Wakeham directs with musical direction by Sean Green and musical staging and choreography by Lucie Pankhurst.
The Buskers Opera is set in London in Olympics year, 2012. It will play Park Theatre from 28 April to 4 June.