The National Theatre launches the first tour of its production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane, based on Neil Gaiman’s novel, at The Lowry, Salford, from December 12 to Sunday January 8.
The cast includes, 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). Further casting to be announced.
Gaiman is known for his graphic novels, including The Sandman series (a new Netflix series which in its first 10 days was watched for more than 198 million hours by audiences around the world).
In The Ocean at the End of the Lane, 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 a place where everything is possible...
It’s suitable for ages 12+.