Kiln Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Coven, a bold new musical inspired by the infamous Pendle Witch Trials.
With music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winner Daisy Chute and Rebecca Brewer, and a book by Brewer, Coven is directed by Olivier Award-winning Miranda Cromwell. Due to popular demand, the run has been extended and will now play at Kiln Theatre from 31 October to 20 December 2025, with press night on Tuesday 11 November.
The cast includes Allyson Ava-Brown (Nell/Elizabeth), Rachel Barnes (Ensemble), Gabrielle Brooks (Jenet), Shiloh Coke (Frances/Alizon), Rosalind Ford (King James/Ensemble), Penny Layden (Martha/Judge), Holly Mallett (Ensemble), Lauryn Redding (Rose), Kathryn Tindall (Ensemble), Diana Vickers (Edmund/Covell), Jacinta Whyte (Maggie), and Jennifer Whyte (Keys).
Joining Cromwell on the creative team are Jasmine Swan (Set and Costume Design), Zeynep Kepekli (Lighting Design), Helen Atkinson (Sound Design), Jennifer Whyte (Musical Supervisor), Shelley Maxwell (Choreographer), Laura Cubitt (Puppetry Director), Rosie Pearson for Pearson Casting CDG (Casting Director), Tom Wright (Dramaturg), and Hazel Holder (Voice Coach).
Amit Sharma, Artistic Director and CEO of Kiln Theatre, said:
“Coven is unlike anything we’ve staged at Kiln before! With this phenomenal cast on stage along with an incredible creative team, Coven is a real celebration of female-led storytelling, live music, and theatrical magic. We’re so proud to premiere it here with our brilliant producing partners and, with the extension announced too, can’t wait to share it with audiences this autumn!”
Writers Rebecca Brewer and Daisy Chute added:
“We are absolutely thrilled to be collaborating with such an incredible cast and creative team. The two of us feel so lucky to see the show brought to life by such a richly talented coven.”
Director Miranda Cromwell commented:
“I am thrilled to share the cast and creative team for Coven. This is a coven of extraordinarily talented women who are reclaiming this incredible slice of history and exploring the legacy it holds today. It is such an honour to be at the helm of the world premiere of this brand-new musical and I’m so excited to watch it come to life with an audience on the stage of Kiln Theatre.”
Set in 1612 Lancashire, Coven follows Jennet, a young girl who once accused her family of witchcraft, only to find herself imprisoned two decades later. Surrounded by the most feared women in town, Jennet must confront her past and the legacy of persecution that haunts her.
With a powerful score and a predominantly female creative team, Coven reimagines a dark chapter of British history through a contemporary lens.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
