Shucked has confirmed plans for its UK premiere in 2025.
The hit comedy musical, which took New York by storm when it opened in March 2023, will make its British debut as part of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 2025 season. This marks the first season under the venue’s new artistic director, Drew McOnie.
The production runs from Saturday 10 May through to Saturday 14 June 2025.
Shucked takes place in the rural town of Cob County, where corn is more than just a crop, it’s the lifeblood of the entire community.
But when the corn starts failing, a young woman named Maizy ventures beyond the county’s borders to find help.
What follows is a whirlwind of misunderstandings, surprises and a whole lot of heart, all wrapped up in a toe-tapping country-inspired score.
The musical has a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn and songs by Grammy-winning songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.
Who’s in the cast?
Those leading the company of the UK production are:
- Monique Ashe-Palmer – Storyteller 1
- Ben Joyce – Beau
- Sophie McShera – Maizy
- Georgina Onuorah – Lulu
- Keith Ramsay – Peanut
- Matthew Seadon-Young – Gordy
- Steven Webb – Storyteller 2
Further casting is yet to be announced.
Directing the UK production is three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien. The full creative team includes Lucy Adams (Associate Lighting Designer); Myles Brown (Associate Choreographer); Nathanael Campbell (Associate Director); Ben Davies (Associate Set Designer); Aundrea Fudge (Voice & Dialect Coach); Jill Green CDG (Casting Director); Tilly Grimes (Costume Designer); Carol Hancock (UK Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer & Supervisor); Jason Howland (Music Supervisor, Orchestrations & Arrangements); Olivia Laydon (Casting Associate); Ingrid Mackinnon (Intimacy Support); Caity Mulkearn (Associate Costume Designer); Mia M Neal (Original US Hair & Wig Designer); Jack O’Brien (Director); Sarah O’Gleby (Choreographer); Scott Pask (Set Designer); Michael J Passaro (US Production Supervisor); Greg Pink (Associate Sound Designer); Katy Richardson (Musical Director); Tom Shiels (Casting Associate); John Shivers (Sound Designer); Japhy Weideman (Lighting Designer).
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