The Roald Dahl Story Company has announced the full cast for The Enormous Crocodile The Musical, opening at Theatre Royal Windsor on 8 August 2025.
The production will then return to Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre from 15 August to 7 September 2025, following successful runs at Leeds Playhouse in 2023 and Regent’s Park in 2024.
Taya Ming will take on the title role of The Enormous Crocodile. She is joined by Nia Stephen as Trunky the Elephant, Ryan Crellin-Simpson as Humpy Rumpy the Hippopotamus, Alison Arnopp as Roly Poly Bird, Siobhan Athwal as Muggle Wump the Monkey, and Eleanor Ambekar as Swing.
A Christmas season at The Lowry, Salford has also been announced, running from 9 December 2025 to 4 January 2026. Casting for this leg of the tour will be revealed at a later date.
The musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, follows a greedy crocodile on a mission to eat children, only to be thwarted by the other jungle animals.
“‘For my lunch today I would like… a nice juicy little child!’”
With music by Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, lyrics and book by Suhayla El-Bushra, and additional music and lyrics by Tom Brady, the production promises a toe-tapping, laugh-out-loud experience for families.
Developed and directed by Emily Lim, the show features puppetry by co-director Toby Olié, with set and costume design by Fly Davis and puppetry co-design and supervision by Daisy Beattie.
Taya Ming’s previous credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the RSC and Robin Hood: The Legend. Rewritten at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Nia Stephen, a recipient of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Scholarship, has appeared in the UK tour of &Juliet and Cinderella for Imagine Theatre.
Ryan Crellin-Simpson recently graduated from Rose Bruford College and made his debut in The Elephant in the Room at Waterloo East Theatre.
Alison Arnopp’s credits include The Magician’s Elephant and The Tempest at the RSC, as well as Malory Towers and Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Siobhan Athwal is a WhatsOnStage award-nominee with credits across television and major UK theatres, including the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe.
Eleanor Ambekar, a 2024 graduate of Guildford School of Acting, makes her professional debut in The Enormous Crocodile.
The Enormous Crocodile The Musical was originally co-produced with Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Leeds Playhouse.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
