- Waldo's Circus of Magic and Terror. Credit: Paul Blakemore and Extraordinary Bodies. From left to right: Mirabelle Gremaud, Jack Reitman, Raphaella Julien, JoAnne Haines, Jonny Leitch, Abbie Purvis, Tilly Lee-Kronick, Dominic Owen and Brooklyn Melvin. The cast are all pulling silly expressions while posing in wacky ways like: handstands on a wheelchair and stretching legs up in the air.

Cast & Creative Team

Extraordinary Bodies presents Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror co-produced with Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Royal Plymouth. The show is based on an original idea by Hattie Naylor (Ivan and the Dogs, The Night Watch) and co-written by Hattie Naylor and Jamie Beddard (Messiah, The Elephant Man). The composer is Charles Hazlewood (Paraorchestra) and it is co-directed by Claire Hodgson and Billy Alwen.

Check out the show team below. Click on each image to find out more about them.

Cast

Headshot of a white woman with shoulder-length wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She wears a short sleeve black dress. She is softly smiling at the camera.
Abbie Purvis
Krista
Brooklyn Melvin
Mosh
Dave ‘Johnzy’ Johns
Band/Associate Music Director
White man with a goatee and clean shaven head. He is wearing a grey t-shirt and has his hand on his chin.
Garry Robson
Waldo
Harriet Riley
Band/Percussion
Jack Reitman
Joseph Benowitz
JoAnne Haines
Dora
Jonny Leitch
Renee/Band-Drums
Black and white headshot of a white man with black hair looking charismatically at the camera. He is wearing a black tshirt.
Lawrence Swaddle
Gerhard
Indoor office space. A person is sat in a office chair and is smiling at the camera. They have blue hair and is wearing a brown blazer over a black tshirt.
Max Marchewicz
VIP / Show Interpreter
Mirabelle Gremaud
Dr Margot Krüger and Queenie
Raphaella Julien
Mish
Ryan Murphy
Darragh Finnegan
Tilly Lee-Kronick
Peter
An outdoors headshot of a white woman with long blonde hair worn half up. She is wearing a grey turtleneck.
Evie Jones
Understudy
An indoor headshot of a white man with short strawberry blonde hair and facial hair. He is wearing a black t-shirt and a thin necklace.
Harry Lynn
Understudy
Sepia toned headshot of a white woman with short wavy brown hair. She is wearing a black tank top and is looking at the camera with a soft smile.
Maia Ayling
Understudy
Headshot of a young white woman wearing a black long-sleeve t-shirt. She has curly brown hair which is worn in an up-do.
Naomi Gray
Understudy

Creative Team

Middle aged white man wearing sunglasses and checked shirt. He is smiling at the camera.
Andy Rose
Sound Designer
Headshot of Billy: a tall, slim, white man in his fifties with curly hair.
Billy Alwen
Co-Director
Headshot of a white man with a greying stubble beard, short hair and bright blue eyes. He wears a white tight top and smiles softly at the camera.
Charles Hazlewood
Composer & Music Director
A white women with shoulder-length brown and faded-pink hair smiles at the camera. She wears a nose ring and a tropical-print bomber jacket.
Claire Hodgson
Co-Director
A white woman in er thirties with long brown wavy hair. She wears a white shirt and smiles brightly at us.
Eilís Davis
Rehearsal Assistant
Hattie: a white woman in her fifties with long blonde hair and a fringe, thick black secretary-style glasses and a colourful shirt. She smiles brightly.
Hattie Naylor
Co-Writer
Dark indoor studio. A white man with brown hair, an orange checked shirt and a navy gilet. He is sitting in a wheelchair and looking at the camera with a cheeky expression.
Jamie Beddard
Co-Writer
Young white woman with ginger hair tied back. She is wearing a black longsleeve t-shirt with turquoise dungarees. She is smiling at the camera.
Jenny Davies
Associate Director
Black and white photo of a white woman wearing glasses. She has brown hair with a fringe and bob. She is wearing a scarf. Mountains and a lake can be seen in the background.
Katy Morison
Lighting Designer
Polly Jerrold
Casting Director
Rupert de Renzy-Martin
Touring Sound No. 1
Ti Green
Set & Costume Designer
Black woman wearing a purple parka with black scarf. She is smiling up at the camera.
Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu
Choreographer