The cast has been announced for the world premiere of A Knight's Tale The Musical, arriving for its world premiere run at the Manchester Opera House (April 11-May 10).
Adapted by Irish comedy writer and actor Brona C Titley from the movie starring Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany, the principal cast includes Emily Benjamin (Cabaret) as Kate; Max Bennett (Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Globe) as Chaucer; Andrew Coshan (A Face In The Crowd, Young Vic) as William; Emile Ruddock (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison in Hamilton) as Roland; Jay Saighal (The Great British Bake Off The Musical) as Prince Edward; Eva Scott (Betty!: A Sort of Musical, Royal Exchange Theatre) as What; Giles Taylor (The Mirror and The Light, West End) as Father; Oliver Tompsett (& Juliet, West End) as Count Adhemar and Meesha Turner (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, West End) as Jocelyn.
The hit film mixed modern music with its medieval setting, gathered a lot of positive attention and has been cited by some as paving the way for hits like Netflix’s Bridgerton. On stage, audiences follow the adventures of William Thatcher, a 14th Century peasant squire who breaks all the rules when he passes himself off as a nobleman and takes the jousting world by storm.
The only thing that stands between William and his dream of becoming the World Champion of the most extreme of sports is the bad boy of the sport Count Adhemar...
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