“When I was a child, I watched Cinderella’s “bippidy boppidy boo” transformation scene everyday before school. Starring in Cinderella is somewhat of a childhood dream for Hamilton-Barritt too. That's when it all makes sense why you’re doing this in the first place. I love creating new roles, for any actor they must feel the same way. “I find it hard coming into a show and recreate what someone’s done before. The Cinderella cast toyed with multiple character ideasĬreating a role from scratch was a joyful task for the Olivier-nominated Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, who plays the Stepmother, but it’s not without its difficulties. So how does Cinderella in the West End speak to a modern-day society? We sat down with the Cinderella cast about creating their roles, the musical evolving over time and Cinderella life lessons.Ĭinderella is at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.Ĭinderella tickets are on sale now. In this Cinderella, there’s conversations about plastic surgery, superficiality and an unexpected royal wedding, as well as soaring Andrew Lloyd Webber melodies and splendid period costumes. “People’s view of Cinderella may be like a young fairytale whereas this we inject a little bit of sex, a little bit of darkness, reality and consequence”, said Georgina Castle, who plays Marie, Cinderella’s stepsister. But how do you add new life into a well-known story? In recent years, there’s somewhat of a Cinderella musical theatre renaissance - Anna Kendrick played Cinderella in the Into the Woods movie, Camilla Cabello added a poppy flair in the 2021 Cinderella film, and now Carrie Hope Fletcher plays the title character in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s newest musical, Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
Elements of the Cinderella fairytale originate from as early as Ancient Greece, however the “Cinderella” trope in which a downtrodden young woman finds a new life became popular in the 19th century.
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