Since its West End debut in 1968, Cabaret has been a true mainstay in the capital. The tale in the iconic musical stems from the seminal John Van Druten’s play I Am A Camera which took inspiration from the seismic Christopher Isherwood novel Goodbye To Berlin, and reels in audiences each night to this day.
Since March, Cabaret has welcomed in a star-studded cast with a kiss of Hollywood in the form of Cara Delevinge taking on the role of Sally Bowles, and the Olivier-award-winning star Luke Treadaway performing as Emcee.
Now it’s been announced that, from June 3, Rhea Norward and Layton Williams will take on the major roles for the summer season of Cabaret as the cast gets a refresh after the excellent Delevigne/Treadaway run of shows.
Cabaret at Kit Kat Club
After successful roles on screen—Suicide Squad, Only Murders In The Building—and appearing on Fiona Apple’s stunning 2020 record Fetch The Bolt Cutters, Cara Delevingne has taken to the West End for a debut stage role as Sally Bowles. Luke Treadaway who is performing the role of Emcee, has previously starred as Christopher in the seminal National Theatre performance of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, and you also might have caught him in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Karl Over There, and A Streetcar Named Bob on the big screen.
Delevingne and Treadaway as Sally Bowles and The Emcee are captivating audiences up until June 1, so there’s no better time to catch the musical and belt out the famous sounds of Wilkommen, Don’t Tell Mama, Mein Herr, Money and more classic songs from the production.
Elsewhere in the cast, you’ll be able to witness Ahomka-Lindsay performing as Clifford Bradshaw, Beverley Klein taking on Fraulein Schneider and Teddy Kempner playing Herr Schultz. It should also be noted that Nic Myers will be appearing as Sally Bowles once each week in place of Cara Delevingne.
The newly announced cast for Cabaret
Freshly announced is a pair of acclaimed stars from Netflix shows Rhea Norwood as Sally Bowles and Layton Williams playing The Emcee.
Norwood is best known for her role as Imogen Heaney in the Netflix show Heartstopper, and she has also appeared in Your Christmas and Consent. Sally Bowles will mark her debut West End role, just as it has for Cara Delevingne before her. Fresh from reaching the Strictly Come Dancing final, Layton Williams will step into the role of The Emcee. He’s well-known for playing Stephen Carmichael in Bad Education on screen, and his past theatre roles include Everybody’s Talking About Jamie as well as UK tours of Billy Elliot and Hairspray.
Joining them on stage will be Sally Ann Triplet, who recently played Gran in The Witches at the National Theatre, as Fraulein, and Fenton Gray (Les Miserables, Cats) as Herr Schultz.
This particular guise of Cabaret has been running since December 2021, receiving heavy critical acclaim and winning seven Olivier Awards in April 2022 – the most for any musical revival in history. Cabaret has also recently surpassed 1,000 performances at the Kit Kat Club, and is showing no signs of slowing up!
Now extended and booking until February 2025, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club is the glitzy, musical evening out theatre heads should be after. Cara Delevingne and Luke Treadaway are starring as Sally Bowles and Luke Treadaway until June 1. Rhea Norwood will star as Sally and Layton Williams will take on Emcee from June 3 – September 21, 2024. Find out more about Cabaret here.