Full casting announced for The Watsons at Menier Chocolate Factory

### *The Watsons *Menier Chocolate Factory cast Set to return to the play and reprise their roles from the Chichester run are lead cast members **Joe Bannister** as Lord Osborne, **Louise Ford** as Laura, **Grace Molony** as Emma Watson, and **Laurence Ubong Williams** as Tom Musgrave alongside returning cast members **Cat White** (Miss Osborne), **Elaine Claxton** (Mrs Edwards), **Elander Moore** (Bertie), **Jane Booker** (Lady Osborne), **John Wilson Goddard** (Mr Watson), **Laurence Ubong Williams** (Tom Musgrave), **Paksie Vernon** (Elizabeth Watson), **Sally Bankes** (Nanny),** Sam Alexander** (Robert Watson), **Sophie Duval** (Mrs Robert), and **Tim Delap** (Mr Howard). They will be joined by newcomers to the play **Rhianna McGreevy** as Margaret Watson alongside** Isaac Forward**, **Sonny Fowler**, and **Teddy Probets, **who will share the role of Charles Howard. **Joe Bannister**'s stage credits include *Chariots of Fire* at the [**Gielgud**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/22/gielgud-theatre.aspx) and Hampstead Theatres; *Titus Andronicus *and *The Roaring Girl *for the [**Royal Shakespeare Company**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/royal-shakespeare-company-2019-20-season); and *[**As You Like It**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4184/as-you-like-it-tickets.aspx) *at the National Theatre. **Louise Ford**'s stage credits include* A Midsummer Night's Dream* at Shakespeare's Globe and *Knight of the Burning Pestle* at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Among her most notable TV credits is* The Windsors*. **Grace Molony**'s most notable stage credit is the [**Vaudeville Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/80/vaudeville-theatre.aspx) production of *Lady Windermere's Fan*. She has also appeared in the film *Mary Queen of Scots* (2018) as Dorothy Stafford and is set to star as Jasmine Sapwood in the upcoming and long-awaited film adaptation of *Artemis Fowl* (2020), now currently in post-production. **Laurence Ubong William**'s stage credits include *A Winter's Tale* at the Orange Tree Theatre, *Jumpy *at Theatr Clwyd, and *The Deep Blue Sea *at the Chichester Theatre. ### What is *The Watsons* play by Laura Wade about? *Based on a novel by **Jane Austen** that was never finished, The Watsons follows 19-year-old Emma Watson, who has just moved to a new town after her well-to-do aunt cuts her off financial support. She quickly becomes broke with expensive taste and if she's looking to avoid becoming a spinster and lift her and her sisters out of poverty, she's got to marry a man, and fast! The last thing she wants is to have to live with her ill-mannered brother and dreadful wife. Will Emma manage to find her rich prince charming? Luckily, she has plenty of potential suitors to choose from, including Lorde Osborne, who owns a castle, and the seductive Tom Musgrave.* *Wade picks up the story exactly where Austen left off, writing Emma Watson's happy ending.* ### *The Watsons *play creative team The play received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike for its run at the Chichester Festival Theatre. The London transfer is directed by **Samuel West** and features designs by **Ben Stones**, sound design by **Gregory Clarke**, and casting direction by **Charlotte Sutton**. *The Watsons *playwright **Laura Wade** is perhaps best known for her most recent play, *Home, I'm Darling, *which ran at the Theatr Clwyd in Wales, the National Theatre, the [**West End's Duke of York's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/30/duke-of-yorks-theatre.aspx), and on tour and [**won the 2019 Olivier Award**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/who-won-at-the-olivier-awards-2019-winners-in-full) for Best Comedy. Her other writing credits include her acclaimed play *Posh *at the [**Royal Court**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/royal-court-theatre) and in London's West End, *Tipping the Velvet *at the Lyric Hammersmith and in Edinburgh, and *The Riot Club *on the silver screen. ## *The Watsons *London theatre tickets on sale now! Don't miss this new [**Jane Austen classic**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/british-classic) now finished by award-winning playwright Laura Wade. [**Off-West End**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/off-west-end-theatre) play *The Watsons *is set to play a [**strictly limited run**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/limited-run) at the [**Menier Chocolate Factory**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/143/menier-chocolate-factory.aspx) **from 20 September through 16 November 2019** and tickets have been selling fast! Be sure to book your tickets for *The Watsons *today to **secure the best seats at the Menier Chocolate Factory** at the best prices whilst stocks last.

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