Producers Rebecca Stafford and Eleanor Lloyd are delighted to announce details of the eleventh cast for Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution as the acclaimed production extends its run at London County Hall until 30 March 2025 which will take the show into its eight year.
The new cast announced today includes George Jones (The Mousetrap, West End; Farm Hall, Theatre Royal Bath) as the accused, Leonard Vole opposite Meghan Treadway (Cinderella, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith; Tamed, Theatre Royal Norwich) as Romaine Vole. Oliver Boot (The Mirror Crack’d, UK Tour; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, National Theatre, UK and International Tours) will play Sir Wilfrid Robarts QC, Ewen Cummins (The Book of Mormon, UK/European Tour; War Horse, National Theatre/New London Theatre) will join the cast as Mr Mayhew, David Killick (The Importance of Being Earnest, Tour/West End; Pressure, Ambassadors Theatre/Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto) as Mr Justice Wainwright and Gyuri Sarossy (Operation Epsilon, Southwark Playhouse; Measure for Measure, Shakespeare’s Globe) as Mr Myers QC.
The company is completed by Alexandra Barredo, Nicholas Chambers, Nicholas Cowell, Rhîan Crowley-McLean, Luke Harrison, Lawrence Haynes, Antony Jardine, Lara Lemon, Patrick Munday, Callum Ravden, Veronica Roberts and Paulo Vieira.
The new cast will begin performances from 19 March this year.
More popular than ever, the last 12 months have been record-breaking for Witness for the Prosecution as the production played at 98% audience capacity. Now in its seventh year, the show recently celebrated its 2000th performance (Saturday 27 January 2024) with over 640,000 people having now watched the trial of Leonard Vole in the magnificent setting of London County Hall
Since 2017 Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall has captured the imagination of audiences gripped by the case of Leonard Vole, accused of murder in cold blood. Director Lucy Bailey (And Then There Were None, Tour) thrillingly places the audience in the thick of the action as Christie’s enthralling tale of justice, passion and betrayal unfolds around them.
The twists and turns of the case are played out in a spectacular courtroom setting inside the atmospheric London County Hall as prosecution battles defence and witnesses take the stand to give their shocking testimonies. The production received Best Revival nominations at the 2018 Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards.
The production is designed by William Dudley, with lighting by Chris Davey, sound design by Mic Pool and casting by Ellie Collyer-Bristow CDG.
