First look at production photos from A MIRRORED MONET

Written by composer, lyricist and dramatist Carmel Owen (Asylum: The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln), and directed by Christian Durham (Waiting for Godot, Fly More Than You Fall), A Mirrored Monet tells the story of the great Impressionist painter Claude Monet, inspired by letters and diaries from Monet and his peers.

The musical takes place in Paris in 1916, as the First World War encroaches on Europe, while Monet is struggling to complete the commission that will define his legacy: The Water Lilies. Plagued by a creative block, he finds himself lost in memories of his early days as a young artist, with contemporaries Renoir and Manet, and his muse, Camille Doncieux.

Award-winning actor Jeff Shankley (Starlight Express, Cats) stars as Monet in 1916, with Dean John-Wilson (Your Lie in April: The Musical, Aladdin) playing the younger Monet. Completing the cast are John Addison (Pretty Woman, Titanic) as Leroy, Brooke Bazarian (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sondheim Unplugged) as Camille Doncieux, Natalie Day (Grease, To Wong Foo The Musical) as Blanche/Suzanne, Ritesh Manugula (My Fair Lady, Shirley) as Bazille, Sam Peggs (Oliver!, Les Misérables) as Renoir, Aaron Pryce-Lewis (Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables) as Manet, and Steven Serlin (Here we Are, Shining in Misery) as Marquis.

Currently in previews, A Mirrored Monet runs until 9th May 2026 at the Charing Cross Theatre.

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