Beverley Knight will be joined by a cast including Naomi Katiyo when Sylvia embarks on a UK tour this autumn, concluding with five performances at the Royal Albert Hall this November.
Knight will reprise her role from The Old Vic as Emmeline Pankhurst, with Katiyo as Sylvia Pankhurst (replacing Sharon Rose, who has withdrawn from the production).
Returning cast from the show’s Old Vic production includes Kelly Agbowu (Mrs Flora ‘The General’ Drummond/Betty Savoy), Claudia-Rose Carlier (Swing), Jaye Marshall (Swing), Kirstie Skivington (Adela Pankhurst) and Ellena Vincent (Christabel Pankhurst).
The rest of the cast includes Lauren Azania (Swing), Zion Battles (Swing), Ebony Clarke (Emily Davison/Daisy Parsons), Eloise Davies (Annie Kenney/Norah Smyth) Solomon Davy (Prime Minister Asquith/Richard Pankhurst), Collette Guitart (Clementine Churchill/Julia Scurr), Leah Hill (Edith Garrud/Mollie Bird), Nathan Louis-Fernand (Swing), Tachia Newall (Keir Hardie/Lord Cromer), Uzuazo O’David (Harry Pankhurst), Castell Parker (Winston Churchill/George Lansbury), Cleve September (Lloyd George/Lord Curzon), Kenedy Small (Jennie Churchill/Edna Payne/Sophia Singh) and Ivano Turco (Silvio Corio/Sir Almroth Wright).
Sylvia Pankhurst – fearless, flawed, and unforgettable. The untold story of the rebellious middle child of Emmeline Pankhurst takes centre stage in this irresistible hip hop, funk and soul musical that moves your feet and fires your spirit. Whilst her mother and sister battled for women’s suffrage, Sylvia ignited a revolution for the forgotten: working women, the impoverished, the silenced. Caught between her family and her beliefs, Sylvia risked it all to bring change to millions.
The full creative team includes Kate Prince with Priya Parmar (book), Josh Cohen and DJ Walde (music), Kate Prince (lyrics, director & choreographer), Ben Stones (set and costume), Natasha Chivers & Hector Murray (lighting), Tony Gayle (sound), Andrzej Goulding (video and animation), Cynthia De La Rosa (wigs, hair and make-up), Mark Dickman (orchestrations), Sean Green (music supervisor), Stuart Burt (casting), Lolita Chakrabarti (dramaturgy) and Tachia Newall (additional lyrics).
The Olivier Award-winning electrifying musical is fuelled by an irresistible soundtrack by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde that joyously unites hip hop, funk, and soul, and is brought to life by world-renowned choreographer and storyteller Kate Prince (ZooNation).
Following its sellout world premiere production at The Old Vic in 2023, Sylvia will visit Leicester Curve, Birmingham Hippodrome, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Salford Lowry, Norwich Theatre, Canterbury Marlowe before heading into the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 13, 14 and 15, 2026.
Tickets here.
Top image: Sylvia artwork (image supplied)