The Worst Witch
Based on Jill Murphy’s classic series of books and is adapted for the stage by Emma Reeves
Directed by Theresa Heskins
Designed by Simon Daw
Music by Luke Potter
Lighting design is by Aideen Malone
Choreography by Beverley Norris-Edmunds
Aerial consultancy by Vicki Amedume
Illusions by John Bulleid
Sound design by Leigh Davies
Puppetry direction and design by Paschale Straiton
Casting by Anjo Carroll
Photographs by Manuel Harlan
Cast:
Mildred – Danielle Bird
Agatha and Miss Cackle – Polly Lister
Ethel – Rosie Abraham
Enid – Anna Crichlow / Consuela Rolle
Drusilla – Emma Lau
Miss Drill – Megan Leigh Mason
Fenella – Meg Forgan
Miss Bat – Molly-Cutler Grace.
Miss Hardbroom – Rachel Heaton
Griselda – Lauryn Redding
Throughout, it brims with magical details, from the witchy playlist before it all starts (Love Potion No 9, Spellbound etc) to Simon Daw’s spooky set, with its broomstick forest and a school that can crack apart with the click of a finger.
Chris Wigan, The Guardian
