New casting has been announced today for the critically acclaimed West End production of Hadestown for performances from 11 March 2025.
The year two West End cast includes Desmonda Cathabel, who most recently played Jasmine in the UK & Ireland tour of Disney’s Aladdin, as Eurydice; Olivier Award-nominee Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, whose many credits include The Stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, as Persephone; Chris Jarman, who originated the role of Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the West End, joins the company as Hades; Cedric Neal who was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre, as Hermes; and Dylan Wood, who made his West End debut in Hadestown last year, returns as Orpheus.
Melanie Bright and Lauran Rae join Allie Daniel as the Fates; Femi Akinfolarin, Michelle Andrews, Ollie Bingham, Laura Delany and Sebastian Lim-Seet will play the Workers, with Lucinda Buckley, Juan Jackson, OisÃn Nolan-Power, Lindo Shinda and Jasmine Triadi as Swings.
The new cast will step into their roles following a sold-out four week engagement featuring the Original Broadway Cast from 11 February to 9 March, during which the show will be filmed for future release.