Cast announcement for Rapunzel at Hull Truck Theatre
19 Nov 2024 | Press Release
This Christmas celebrate friendship, bravery, and adventure with a brand-new festive production at Hull Truck Theatre! From the team that brought you Princess and The Frog, Jack, Mum & The Beanstalk, Tortoise & The Hare and A Great Christmas Adventure, Rapunzel will have young audiences and their families beaming from ear-to-ear long after the applause. Join Rapunzel to get lost in a make-believe world on stage in the Godber Studio from Thursday 12 – Sunday 29 December 2024. Designed for children aged 3 - 6 and their families, this heartwarming new adaptation will focus on Rapunzel’s love for reading. Fairytales, mysteries, short stories, poems, cookbooks, puzzle books, you name it, and Rapunzel has read it! As she embarks on a new friendship, can she be persuaded to face her fears and step outside her front door? Or will she remain lost in her own make-believe world and welcome another New Year stuck inside, alone? Rapunzel will be played by Megan Crossland who trained at Edge Hill University, graduating in 2019 with a BA in Acting. She has since toured across the UK with Performance in Education and North East Producers. Megan’s stage work includes A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing (Time and Again), and Treasure Island (Tread The Boards). Her TV credits include A Kind Of Spark (CBBC) and The Betrayal (Amazon). Jo Patmore is an actor, singer and musician from the East Riding of Yorkshire who will play the role of the adventurer and storyteller, Robin. Having trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, their theatre credits include: The Highwayman (The John Godber Company); Ladies Down Under (New Vic Theatre); Romeo & Juliet (Action To The World; Beverley Does Broadway (She Productions); Ladies’ Day (New Vic Theatre); The Pirates of Christmas Island (She Productions); As You Like It (New Vic / Northern Broadsides); Frost Hollow Hall (East Riding Theatre); Queen Mab (Flux Theatre); Rogers and Hart and Hammerstein (BBC Radio 3); Buzzing, Her Naked Skin, The Snow Queen (BOVTS). Completing this wonderful cast is Amy Thompson who will play the roles of Mum and the Neighbour. Amy is a familiar face to young children and their parents as a regular presenter on Channel 5’s Milkshake! She has fronted the TV shows, Bop Box, Art with Amy, Milkshake! Craft Party! Milkshake! Summer Fun and Storyden as well as 11 nationwide tours of Milkshake Live! Before joining Milkshake! Amy worked extensively as an actress after graduating from the University of Hull, where she studied Drama. Theatre credits include: Full Monty (UK & Ireland tour), Shakers (East Riding Theatre), Sully (Hull Truck Theatre) Teechers (Hull Truck Theatre & UK tour) and many more. TV and film include: Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Susie in Last Laugh. Amy is also recognisable for being the voice of Lexi in the children's animated series Bush Baby World and voices various characters in the animated film Here comes the Grump. Tom Saunders, Associate Director at Hull Truck Theatre, said: “It has been a joy to work on this production and we are excited to present to audiences at this festive time of year. Seeing the young children and their families response is always the highlight of my Christmas season, and this year will be no different. We’ve got a beautiful set and costumes by Amy Watts, lovely songs written by the incredibly talented Joe Roper and brilliant lighting and sound by our excellent production team. I really hope families are moved and entertained by our version of Rapunzel this Christmas and that everyone can relate to the story.” All performances have a laid-back attitude to noise and movement in the theatre space. There will also be a British Sign Language (BSL) performance taking place on Saturday 21 December at 1.15pm. Tickets for Rapunzel are now on sale via the Hull Truck Theatre website: Rapunzel | HullTruckTheatre or by calling the Box Office on 01482 323638.
