Phillip Attmore, Lucy St. Louis, Clive Carter and Sally Ann Triplett lead the cast of Kathleen Marshall's new production of Irving Berlin's musical Top Hat, based on the RKO film, adapted for the stage by Matthew White and Howard Jacques and directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, which will run at the Festival Theatre, Chichester 14 July to 6 September 2025.
Attmore will make his UK debut as Jerry Travers, while Lucy St. Louis will play Dale Tremont, Clive Carter will make his Chichester debut as Horace and Sally Ann Triplet will return to Chichester to play Madge, with James Clyde as Bates and Alex Gibson Giorgio as Beddini.
The company is completed by Lindsay Atherton, Rhiannon Bacchus, Jeremy Batt, Freddie Clements, Pedro Donoso, Bethan Downing, Autumn Draper, Tilly Ducker, Laura Hills, Connor Hughes, James Hume, George Lyons, David Mcintosh, Jordan Oliver, Emily Ann Potter, Molly Rees Howe, Kirsty Sparks and Toyan Thomas-Browne.
Justin Audibert, CFT’s Artistic Director, said, "we are dancing with delight that Kathleen Marshall has assembled such a fantastic cast for what promises to be a glorious summer highlight in Chichester. In Phillip Attmore, Lucy St. Louis, Clive Carter and Sally Ann Triplett, we have two of the brightest rising stars paired with two of the most distinguished and seasoned performers in musical theatre, on both sides of the Atlantic, with a wonderful supporting company. We can’t wait to welcome them all."
The set designer is Peter McKintosh, costume designers are Peter McKintosh and Yvonne Milnes, musical supervisor is Gareth Valentine, musical director is Stephen Ridley, orchestrator and arranger is Chris Walker, lighting designer is Tim Mitchell, sound designer is Paul Groothuis, casting director is Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting, associate director is Carol Lee Meadows and assistant director and choreographer is Richard Pitt.