Full cast announced for Royal & Derngate’s production of The Jolly Christmas Postman

The cast of The Jolly Christmas Postman.

Adapted from the best-selling book by Janet & Allan Ahlberg, The Jolly Christmas Postman heads to the Royal & Derngate in Northampton this festive season.

An award-winning story for all the family follows the Jolly Postman as he cycles through the snow to deliver parcels and letters to familiar friends as they prepare for Christmas celebrations. Along the way he visits Red Riding Hood, Humpty Dumpty, the Gingerbread Man, and not forgetting the big, bad wolf! Packed with live music, original songs and a sprinkling of theatre magic; The olly Christmas Postman will be the perfect festive show for all ages to enjoy.

The ensemble cast of actor-musicians will feature Samuel Morgan-Grahame (The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Birmingham Rep) as the titular Postman who is joined by Ellen Chivers (Swallows and Amazons, York Theatre Royal), Aaron Douglas (Stick Man Live, Leicester Square Theatre), Jess Lobo (Sensory Cinders, West End), Dan McGarry (The Night Before Christmas, Royal & Derngate), and Joseph Kempster who is making his professional stage debut - who all take on a variety of roles.

They join the previously announced creative team. This family show will see the combined forces of Royal & Derngate Artistic Director Jesse Jones and adaptor Adam Peck (A Monster Calls, Bristol Old Vic) bring this much-loved classic to life - with songs by Darren Clark (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Southwark Playhouse and West End), set and costume design by Abby Clarke (Unfortunate, UK tour), lighting design by Ric Mountjoy (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End), sound design by Beth Duke (The Other Boleyn Girl, Chichester Festival Theatre) and movement direction and choreography by Stacey McCarthy (The Owl Who Came for Christmas, Curve).