Treason | |
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The Musical | |
Music | Ricky Allan |
Lyrics | Ricky Allan |
Book | Ricky Allan Kieran Lynn |
Basis | The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 |
Productions | 2022 West End 2023 UK tour |
Treason is a musical with music and lyrics by Ricky Allan with a book by Allan and Kieran Lynn based on the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. [1]
The musical was announced in November 2020 and released a 5-track EP featured Hadley Fraser and Rosalie Craig. [2]
In March 2021, a concert filmed at the Cadogan Hall was streamed featuring Lucie Jones, Bradley Jaden,Oliver Tompsett and Cedric Neal. [3] 3 tracks were released on a new EP titled Acoustic Fables. Workshops were held in December 2021 with students from the Royal Academy of Arts and in March 2021.
In August 2022, two sold-out concerts were performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane starring Carrie Hope Fletcher, Daniel Boys, Bradley Jaden, Simon-Anthony Rhoden and Les Dennis. A live album was released titled Lighting the Fuse on 10 February 2023. [4] Another 6-week workshop was also held in March 2023. [5]
The musical had its world premiere production opening at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre from 25 to 28 October 2023, before touring to the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (31 October to 4 November), Alexandra Palace, London (8 to 18 November) and the London Palladium (21 to 22 November - due to a cancelled run at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford) directed by Hannah Chissick and starring Nicole Raquel Dennis as Martha Percy, Joe McFadden as King James I of England and Emilie Louise Israel as Anne Vaux. Full casting was announced on 16 October 2023. [6]
Character | West End premiere | UK tour |
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2022 | 2023 | |
Martha Percy | Carrie Hope Fletcher | Nicole Raquel Dennis |
King James I of England | Daniel Boys | Joe McFadden |
Thomas Percy | Bradley Jaden | Sam Ferriday |
Robert Cecil | Les Dennis | Oscar Conlon-Morrey |
Guy Fawkes | - | Gabriel Akamo |
Jack Wright | Waylon Jacobs | Kyle Cox |
Anne Vaux | Rebecca LaChance | Emilie Louise Israel |
Little Wintour | - | Lewis Edgar |
Robert Catesby | Simon-Anthony Rhoden | Connor Jones |
Big Wintour | - | Alfie Richards |
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