Full cast announced for SEA WITCH at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Emmie Newitt
10 February, 2026, 10:49
This major new musical, directed and co-created by Kristopher Russell, alongside writer Michael Glover, reimagines the origins of one of the sea's most feared villains.
Djavan Van De Fliert, Robin Simões da Silva, Colette Guitart and Lucca Chadwick-Patel. Headshots provided by production.
Sea Witch will receive its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, where over thirty performers will take to the stage for the two performances on 1 March.
Whatsonstage Award nominee Djavan Van De Fliert (Les Miserables) joins the all-star principal cast as Nik alongside Drag Race star and broadcaster Michelle Visage as Tante Hansa, Jay McGuiness (&Juliet, UK Tour) as Iker, Natalie Paris (SIX The Musical) as Evie, Mazz Murray (Mamma Mia!) as Queen Charlotte, Amy Di Bartolomeo (The Devil Wears Prada) as Annemette and Natalie Kassanga (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as Malvina.
The ensemble includes Danny Bailey, Elizabeth Bright, Lucca Chadwick-Patel, Samuelle Durojaiye, Colette Guitart, Nadine Samuels, Robin Simões da Silva and Cameron Vear.
The full Dance Company, led by choreographer Dean Lee, features Bobby Biggs, Charlie Clowes, Sebastian Diaz, Bella Finateri, Meesha Garbett, Isabella Graham, Kye Hill, Matthew Houston, Effi Kavrazoni, Alicia-Brooke Lemur, Chennel Lovick, Rania McRae, Nicholas Michail, Lilonke Nyangwa, Kitty O’Gara, Daray Russell, Risha Tavernier, Lincoln Walsh, Pollie Jackson (Swing), and Sam Jennings (Swing).
A prequel inspired by The Little Mermaid, Sea Witch follows Evie, a witch surviving in a world where magic is outlawed. When her fate collides with Annemette, a mermaid with a secret of her own, both of them are driven towards a reckoning that will reshape their futures forever. The new musical is billed as a powerful story of identity, sacrifice, and self-discovery with a soundtrack that blends cinematic pop, dark soul, and soaring musical theatre songwriting.
Based on Sea Witch by Sarah Henning and adapted with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. The production is produced by Russell & Glover Theatrical.
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