Casting announced for the West End premiere of Knights of the Rose
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(Updated on 18 Feb 2019)
Jennifer Marsden's new high-voltage musical, [*Knights of the Rose*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3117/knights-of-the-rose-tickets.aspx), has just announced its cast. The show opens at the [Arts Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/43/arts-theatre.aspx) this summer.
*Knights of the Rose *is set to star **Adam Pearce** (*[Le Miserables](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/197/les-miserables-tickets.aspx)*), **Oliver Saville** ([*Wicked*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/384/wicked-tickets.aspx)), **Chris Cowley** ([*Wicked*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/384/wicked-tickets.aspx)), **Rebecca Bainbridge** ([*Mamma Mia!*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1017/mamma-mia-tickets.aspx)), **Matt Thorpe** (*American Idiot*), **Rebekah Lowings** (*Dick Whittington*), **Ruben Van keer** ([*Bat Out of Hell*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2525/bat-out-of-hell-tickets.aspx)), **Bleu Woodward** ([*Kinky Boots*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1451/kinky-boots-tickets.aspx)) and **Katie Birtill** (*The Last Five Years*). The ensemble is made up of **Tom Bales, Ian Gareth Jones** and **Kelly Hampson.**
The production features direction and choreography by **Racky Plews, **design by **Diego Pitarch, **and music by such artists as **Meat Loaf, Bon Jovi, Muse, No Doubt, and Bonnie Tyler. **
*[Knights of the Rose](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3117/knights-of-the-rose-tickets.aspx) *is a tale of love, betrayal, bloodshed, and redemption. The rock'n'roll epic is interwoven with tales from the likes of Chaucer, Marlowe and Shakespeare and follows chivalrous knights returning from a glorious victory to find that a threat of greater magnitude awaits them and their kingdom.
*[Knights of the Rose](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3117/knights-of-the-rose-tickets.aspx) *premieres at the [Arts Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/43/arts-theatre.aspx) on 29 June 2018 and will run until 26 August 2018. If you're a fan of Shakespeare and classic rock, then you won't want to miss out on this electrifying musical!
Buy your *Knights of the Rose *tickets [here](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3117/knights-of-the-rose-tickets.aspx).