In rehearsal: Sweet Charity

By Eleni CashellPublished 26 March 2019

Some sweet rehearsal images have been released of the upcoming production of Sweet Charity.

Starring the equally sweet Anne-Marie Duff and Arthur Darvill in the lead roles of Charity and Oscar, the production will run at the Donmar Warehouse for a limited run between 6 April – 8 June.

Anne Marie Duff Charity Hope Valentine and Arthur Darvill Oscar Lindquist in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. Photo by Manuel Harlan 187 zb1at6
Anne-Marie Duff (Charity Hope Valentine) and Arthur Darvill (Oscar Lindquist)
Arthur Darvill Oscar Lindquist in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan vtmskl

Debbie Kurup Helene in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan 091 hzpgk0
Debbie Kurup (Helene)
Shaq Taylor, Martin Marquez and Lizzy Connolly Stephen Kennedy
Josie Rourke Director and Anne Marie Duff Charity Hope Valentine in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. Photo by Manuel Harlan 020 bofbhm
Josie Rourke (Director) and Anne-Marie Duff
Martin Marquez Vittorlo Vidal in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan 168 dyuf2n
Martin Marquez (Vittorlo Vidal)
Jo Eaton Kent Anne Marie Duff Lizzy Connolly Debbie Kurup and Josie Rourke in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. Photo by Manuel Harlan 036 shd8m7
Jo Eaton-Kent, Anne-Marie Duff, Lizzy Connolly, Debbie Kurup and Josie Rourke

No stranger to the Donmar, Anne-Marie has previously appeared in an acclaimed production of Berenice there in 2012, with the same director at the helm. Although Arthur has treaded the boards of the West End before, Sweet Charity will be his Donmar debut.

The cast also includes Lizzy Connolly (Nickle),  Lauren Drew (Ensemble), Jo Eaton-Kent (Ensemble), Will Haswell (Ensemble), Charlotte Jaconelli (Ensemble), Stephen Kennedy (Herman), Debbie Kurup (Helene), Martin Marquez (Vittorlo Vidal), Ryan Reid (Ensemble), Amy Ellen Richardson (Ursula March), Danielle Steers (Carmen) and Shaq Taylor (Ensemble).

Ryan Reid Ensemble in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan 010 jhpvyn
Ryan Reid (Ensemble)
Lizzy Connolly Nickle in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan 073 mnidfk
Lizzy Connolly (Nickle)
Stephen Kennedy Herman in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreograp 1 kvwtl1
Stephen Kennedy (Herman)
Danielle Steers Carmen in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan 157 vvqwgq
Danielle Steers (Carmen)
Amy Ellen Richardson Ursula March in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan 116 o023ya
Amy Ellen Richardson (Ursula March)
Lauren Drew (Ensemble)
Shaq Taylor Ensemble in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographe 1 ls2evg
Shaq Taylor (Ensemble)
Charlotte Jaconelli Ensemble in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan 119 svhtkk
Charlotte Jaconelli (Ensemble)

Sweet Charity tells the story of Charity Hope Valentine. A hopeless romantic, Charity is a dance hall-hostess in 1960s New York. But just as she starts to give up on love, she meets Oscar, who soon reignites Charity’s faith in love once again.

The show will mark a fond farewell for its director, Josie Rourke, who is leaving her role as the Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse after the curtain comes down on this production’s final show on 8 June. The show is also a bit of a reunion for Josie, as she’s once again working with world-renowned choreographer Wayne McGregor, who previously worked on Josie’s debut film, Mary Queen of Scots.

Will Haswell Ensemble in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Josie Rourke and choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Photo by Manuel Harlan 009 b9doql
Will Haswell (Ensemble)
Choreographer Wayne McGregor in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. Photo by Manuel Harlan 071 wpnbrh
Choreographer Wayne McGregor
Anne Marie Duff Charity Hope Valentine and Arthur Darvill Oscar Lindquist in rehearsals for Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. Photo by Manuel Harlan 188 woe1bv

Sweet Charity tickets are available on the Donmar Warehouse’s official website.

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