The full company has been announced for Adam Penford’s new production of Rodgers & Hamerstein's perhaps most treasured musical The Sound of Music, running this summer from 10 July – 3 September.

Gina Beck, whose performance as Nellie Forbush in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific in 2021 was also acclaimed in London and on a UK tour, returns to play Maria. Making their Chichester debuts are Edward Harrison (A Christmas Carol, Skellig) as Captain von Trapp and opera singer Janis Kelly (Rufus Wainwright’s Prima Donna, many appearances at Glyndebourne/Royal Opera House/ENO) as Mother Abbess. Returning to Chichester are Ako Mitchell (Caroline, Or Change, The Color Purple) as Max Detweiler, and Emma Williams (Half A Sixpence, Love Story) as Elsa Schraeder.

Joining them are Elliott Baker-Costello, Wendy Carr, Lauren Chia, Lauren Conroy (as Liesl), Wendy Ferguson, Hana Ichijo, William Ilkley, Rebekah Lowings, Liam Marcellino, Dylan Mason (as Rolf), Julia J Nagle, Minal Patel, Matt Pettifor, Rebecca Ridout, Tony Stansfield, Annabelle Williams and Penelope Woodman.

The roles of the von Trapp children will be shared by Jesamine-Bleu Gibbs, Barnaby Halliwell, Audrey Kattan, Arrabella McDermott,Gabriel Payne, Mia Raggio, Erin Rushidi, Maya Sewrey, Vishal Soni, Dylan Trigger, Felicity Walton and Sasha Watson-Lobo.

The company are now busy in rehearsals and we'll have some exclusive content to share with you very soon - so keep your eyes peeled!

Head over to the event page for The Sound of Music where you can book your tickets (which start at just £10) and find out about more about the show, the creative team and other events including our Summer Gala Performance, Dementia Friendly Performance and Relaxed Performance.

And remember if you're aged 16 - 30 and a Prologue member you can get tickets for just £5 and book for our exclusive Meet the Musicals event!