Review: Return to the Forbidden Planet (UK Tour) at the New Wimbledon Theatre

Return to the Forbidden Planet (UK Tour)

New Wimbledon Theatre 

Reviewed on Monday 23rd March 2015

★★

Twenty-five years ago, when Return to the Forbidden Planet first appeared on the scene, I'd never even heard of Shakespeare. In fact I hadn't even started school. A quarter of a century on and I am a huge fan of the bard, having watched and/or been in almost all of his plays. The Tempest, which this production is loosely based on, remains one of my favourites - and not just because I played Miranda a few years ago but because of its dreamlike, surreal quality and its poetic words.

Full casting announced for Return to the Forbidden Planet UK Tour

Brian May

Full casting and dates have been announced for the upcoming tour of Return to the Forbidden Planet. 

The 25th Anniversary production is set to launch at the Brighton Theatre Royal on 20th January 2015. The tour has been extended to May 2015 to include new dates in Darlington, Edinburgh, Wimbledon, Leicester, Portsmouth, Cardiff, Blackpool and Manchester (click here for full tour dates).

The cast of actor-musicians features Steve Simmonds as Bosun, Sean Needham as Captain Tempest, Christine Holman as Science Officer, Greg Last as Navigation Officer, Mark Newnham as Cookie, Jonathan Markwood as Prospero, Frido Ruth as Ariel, Sarah Scowen as Miranda, Georgina Field as Anne Droid, Callum Hughes as Phil McCavity, Joseph Mann as Ewan Watami and Hannah Howcroft as Young Miranda. Queen's Dr Brian May will appear via video projection as the Newscaster/Chorus.