Freddie Fox, Julian Ovenden and more join 'High Society' at the Barbican

High Society is set across the chaotic weekend of a wedding as old and new flames vie for the attention of socialite Tracy Lord.

The full cast has been revealed for Cole Porter's High Society at the Barbican this summer. Performances begin at the London venue on 19 May.

Joining Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) and Felicity Kendal (The Good Life, Anything Goes) are Freddie Fox (Slow Horses, House of the Dragon) as Mike Connor, Julian Ovenden (Downton Abbey, Bridgerton) as Dexter Haven, Carly Mercedes Dyer (Anything Goes, A Chorus Line) as Liz, Nigel Lindsay (Mobland, The Capture) as Uncle Willie, and Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky) as Seth Lord.

The cast is completed by Naomi Pacquette, David Seadon-Young, James Hume, Bethany Adamson, David Austin-Barnes, Jabari Braham, George Bray, Andrew Coshan, Jordan Crouch, Frances Dee, Aaron Elijah, Tosca Fischer, Jacob Fisher, Heather Jackson, Aoife Kenny, Nell Martin, Isabel Snaas, Thomas Inge, Robin Kent, Imogen Bailey, and Lucy Rice.

Fox said: “I couldn’t be more excited to be making my musical theatre debut in High Society at the Barbican Theatre. It’s the realisation of a boyhood dream for me, and I can’t wait to dive into this world, the music and the sheer joy of Cole Porter.”

Ovenden said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be returning to musical theatre; there’s nothing quite like the energy of a live audience and this show is pure delight from start to finish.”

With music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Arthur Kopit, High Society is set across the chaotic weekend of a wedding as old and new flames vie for the attention of socialite Tracy Lord.

The new production is brought to life by director Rachel Kavanaugh (Shadowlands), choreographer Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia, Kiss Me, Kate), with musical supervision by Stephen Ridley (The King and I, Anything Goes).

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Photo credit: the cast of High Society. (Photo by Dan Kennedy)