Derby-born Esmé Sears is to play the title role in Derby Theatre’s Christmas 2015 production Cinderella.
Esmé Sears was in the theatre’s 2014 production of A Christmas Carol alongside Chris Price who played several characters including Marley and Mr Fezziwig. Cinderella will be his third appearance on the Derby Theatre stage in the past two years.
The cast also includes Katherine Toy, Chris Lindon, Nicholas Coutu-Langmead, Rebecca Naylor, Stephanie Rutherford and Jake Waring.
Sarah Brigham, Derby Theatre’s artistic director who directs Cinderella, said, “the story is full of magic and sparkle and our version will be a fun and stylish interpretation for all the family. Our Cinderella will be feisty and ready to take on the world with a pack of mischievous rats who have the ability to sing and play live instruments!”
Mike Kenny adapts Cinderella. Design is by Nettie Scriven, costume design is by Tim Heywood and composer is Ivan Stott.
Cinderella runs from Friday 4 December until Saturday 9 January 2016.