Full cast announced for DARK OF THE MOON

The cast

Joining the already announced Glenn Adamson (Bat Out if Hell, West End, UK, US & Australasian Tour) as ‘John, The Witch Boy’ and Lauren Jones (The Addams Family, UK Tour; A Christmas Carol, The Old Vic) as ‘Barbara Allen’, will be Sue Appleby (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Palace Theatre; Rutherford and Son, National Theatre) as ‘Gemma Allen’, Josie Benson (Mamma Mia, West End; The Harder They Come, Stratford East) as ‘Conjur Woman’, Jordan Broatch (&Juliet, UK Tour; 42 Balloons, Lowry) as ‘Devin’, Martin Callaghan (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, UK Tour; The Wizard of Oz, Birmingham Rep Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse) as ‘Preacher Haggler’, Sophia Duncan (Roles We’ll Never Play, RWNP, West End Disney Concert, Crazy Coqs) as ‘Ella Bergen’, David-Michael Johnson (Shining in Misery, The Other Palace; The Creakers, Theatre Royal Plymouth/Southbank Centre) as ‘Mr. Wharton’, Thomas-Lee Kidd (Fiddler on the Roof, Regent’s Park Open Air; White Christmas, Sheffield Crucible) as ‘Thomas Allen’, Al Knott (Midnight at the Palace, Gilded Balloon; Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre) as ‘Raven’, Kiah Lindsay (A Christmas Carol, Crucible Theatre; Alice by Heart, Bridewell Theatre) as ‘Grace/Katie’, Gemma Maclean (Mamma Mia! The Party, The O2; Only Fools and Horses, Theatre Royal Haymarket) as ‘Patricia Bergen’, Wills Mercado (The Last Five Years, UK Tour; The Pied Piper and the Secret Garden, Regents Park Music Festival) as ‘Floyd Allen’, Samuel Murray (Bonnie and Clyde, Old Joint Stock Theatre; Cinderella, Crossroads Pantomimes) as ‘Marvin Hudgens’, Gary Turner (The Bodyguard, UK and Japan Tour; Strictly Murder, Hello World) as ‘Conjur Man’ and Appolilly Szwarc (High Society, ArtsEd; Spring Awakening, ArtsEd) as ‘Arwen’.

About Dark of the Moon

Based on the 1941 play by Howard D Richardson and William Berney, which in turn was inspired by the Scottish ballad 'Barbara Allen', Dark of the Moon is a supernatural story about witchcraft, small-town prejudices, and the power of love. Barbara Allen, a human girl from a small rural Appalachian town, falls in love with John, a witch boy from the mystical world of witches and warlocks in the Smoky Mountains. The two young lovers defy their communities and dynamically polarised worlds to be together, set to a thrilling score that blends country/bluegrass and rock.

The creative team

Dark of the Moon is directed by Georgie Rankcom, whose credits include The Frogs, Anyone Can Whistle, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Before After. The creative team also includes choreographer Jane McMurtrie, musical supervisor Brad Haak, musical director Matt Herbert, orchestrator Dillon Kondor, casting director Peter Noden, production designer Libby Todd, lighting designer Jonathan Chan and sound designer Andrew Johnson.

It will feature music and lyrics by Grammy® Award-winning and multi-platinum songwriters Lindy Robbins (Demi Lovato’s “Skyscraper”), Dave Bassett (Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s”) and Steve Robson (Rascal Flatts’ “What Hurts the Most”).

Dark of the Moon will run at the Charing Cross Theatre from 18 May to 8 August 2026, with a press night scheduled for 26 May.

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