The Time Traveller’s Wife
Performed at the apollo Theatre between 07 Oct, 2023 and 24 Feb, 2024
LIMITED RUN – ENDS 24 FEBRUARY
Based on Audrey Niffenegger’s internationally best-selling novel, this new British musical is thrillingly brought to life with original songs from Grammy Award winners Joss Stone and Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart. Adapted by multi award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson, the London premiere is helmed by acclaimed British director Bill Buckhurst (Sweeney Todd), with design by Anna Fleischle and illusions by Chris Fisher (Back to the Future: The Musical & Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).
From the producers of Back to the Future: The Musical and Ghost, this mesmerising new production is a joyous, heart-wrenching and uplifting celebration of the strange wonder of love, whoever and whenever you are. The Time Traveller’s Wife comes to the Apollo Theatre from 7 October 2023.
Their relationship is like no other. And yet, it’s like all others. Clare is a talented sculptor and Henry is – well – a time traveller. They meet, fall in love, and marry – but not in that order. Flung apart by time but united by love, Henry is always trying to get back to Clare. Their journey is one of resilience, impossibilities, and trying to hold on to each other when everything is pulling you apart.
CAST
DAVID HUNTER
HENRY
David trained at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and has since forged careers in both acting and music, performing at every major Arena in the UK, as well as The National Theatre and in the West End.
He is best known for his lead roles in the multi-award-winning West End musicals, Once, Kinky Boots and Waitress.
David gained national notoriety during his time on ITV’s Superstar as he competed to play the role of Jesus in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ground-breaking musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. He performed live in front of millions of viewers, reaching the semi-finals and receiving high praise throughout.
David’s West End credits include Waitress (Adelphi Theatre), Kinky Boots (Adelphi Theatre), Once (Phoenix Theatre), One Man, Two Guvnors (Adelphi Theatre), Songs For A New World (Palladium), Tommy (Prince Edward Theatre) and Seussical (Arts Theatre).
Other theatre credits include One Man, Two Guvnors (National Theatre/UK Tour), Waitress (UK Tour), The Hired Man (Leicester Curve/Colchester Mercury), The Space Between (Online), Pub (Royal Exchange), Spinach (Royal Exchange) and The Mayor Of Zalamea (Liverpool Everyman).
Film and TV credits include Nativity 3 (Mirrorball), Holby City (BBC), Doctors (BBC) and Superstar (ITV).
As the frontman of Pop/Rock band ‘Reemer’, David recorded with the producers responsible for records by The Rolling Stones and The Who, before earning huge support slots, playing alongside The Feeling, Scouting for Girls and McFly on their full UK Arena Tour.
David has released two EPs of original music, Silver Linings (2018) and Play (2021), as well as a podcast celebrating ten years since Superstar entitled Jesus Christ Supercast. All of which are available now on download and streaming sites.
JOANNA WOODWARD
CLARE
Theatre includes: Joanna originated the role of Clare in the world premiere of The Time Traveller’s Wife (Storyhouse, Chester), understudied and played Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman: The Musical (Piccadilly Theatre & Savoy Theatre), Emily in Zombies: The Musical and Eulpha Miziam in Confessions (The Other Palace), Mary in The Life (Southwark Playhouse), understudied and played Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre), Margaret in Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be (Theatre Royal Stratford East), u/s Beth/Meg/KT in Merrily We Roll Along (Menier Chocolate Factory and Harold Pinter Theatre) Tinker Bell in Lost Boy (Finborough Theatre and Charing Cross Theatre), Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Kilworth House Theatre), Princess in Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots (Newbury Corn Exchange), Kimberley in Pages: Promised Land (Union Theatre), Glauke in Medea, Princess Atlanta in The Adventures of Jason and the Argonauts (Scoop Amphitheatre).
Workshops include: Flippy Lonsdale in Carry On Boris, Sugar Kane in Sugar, What’s New Pussycat? directed by Scott Ellis, T’Aint A Bird directed by Tamara Harvey, Lost Boy (Liverpool Everyman), Chaosbaby (NT Studio), Painted Lady: The Princess Cariboo Scandal (Bristol Old Vic).
Other credits include: The Black Cat Cabaret Presents Halcyon Nights (Crazy Coqs), Mum’s The Word (Crazy Coqs), Carole King in Concert (BST, Hyde Park), The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable (Punchdrunk/National Theatre), The Wam Bam Club (Royal Albert Hall), An Evening of Burlesque (National and Italian Tour), The Hurly Burly Show (Duchess Theatre).
Training: Central School of Speech and Drama.
TIM MAHENDRAN
GOMEZ
Tim Mahendran plays the breakout role of Nelly in Avalon and Channel 4’s comedy THE HORNE SECTION.
Previously seen in STATH LETS FLATS (Roughcut / BBC), Tim has been highlighted by The Guardian as ‘one to watch in 2023’.
A graduate of Mountview, Tim made his professional debut in SPRING AWAKENING for Luke Sheppard before playing Raj in THE MIDNIGHT CHILDREN for Chichester Festival Theatre. Tim went on to originate the role of Francois in the multi-award winning & JULIET in the West End.
He follows this by originating the role in the Dave Stewart and Joss Stone penned TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE for Bill Buckhurst.
HIBA ELCHIKHE
CHARISSE
Training: Mountview Theatre Arts and The Brit School
Credits include: Pritti Pasha in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (West End & LA), Millennials (The Other Palace), Secretary in Lift (Southwark Playhouse), Brooklyn in Brooklyn The Musical (Greenwich Theatre), Fiver (Southwark Playhouse), Antony & Cleopatra (National Theatre), Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (Australia), Mrs Santiago/Understudy Molly in Ghost the Musical (Asia), The Sound Of Music: Live (ITV), featured soloist in Friday Night is Music Night for BBC Radio 2 and Bend it Like Beckham (workshop).
Original albums: Broken wings, Fiver, In the Willows
ROSS DAWES
HENRY'S DAD
Training: Arts Ed
Theatre credits include: Newsies (Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre) Original London cast Snyder and resident director, The Time Traveller’s Wife (Storyhouse, Chester) Original cast Henry’s Dad, Bonnie & Clyde (The Arts Theatre) Original cast Resident director and played Captain Frank Hamer, Rock of Ages (UK Tour) Dennis Dupree, Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre) Monsieur Richard Firmin, The Rink (Southwark Playhouse) Lino & Dino’s Father, Girl from the North Country (Noel Coward Theatre), Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) Original cast Jerry & went on to play Mr Salt, Shrek the Musical (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) Big Bad Wolf , Passion (Donmar Warehouse) Lieutenant Barri, Spamalot (Palace Theatre) Sir Robin, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria) Flat Top, Saturday Night Fever (London Palladium), Evita (UK Tour), Singing in the Rain (UK Tour), Sound of Music (Cheltenham Everyman) Rolf Gruber.
Film credits include: Rocketman (Paramount Pictures)
Workshop: Henry’s Dad – Time Traveller’s Wife, Professor – Ordinary World, Jerome K Jerome – Finding Neverland
Television credits include: Victoria Woods Midlife Christmas, The Bill
Other: Adele Wembley concert 2017, Mary Poppins Returns vocalist
SORELLE MARSH
HENRY’S MUM
Sorelle trained at The Guildford School of Acting.
THEATRE: Mary in Come Dine With Me (MT Fest 2023, Turbine Theatre, London), Henry’s Mom in The Time Traveller’s Wife (Storyhouse, Chester), Bonnie & Standby in Come From Away (Phoenix Theatre, West End), Dora Bailey/Miss Dinsmore in Singin’ In the Rain (The Mill at Sonning), Alternate Donna in Mamma Mia! (West End), Female Authority Figure in Hairspray (Leicester Curve), Tessie in White Christmas (Edinburgh Festival Theatre), Vicky Monroe in Stand Up (Floral Pavilion, Wirral), Tessie in White Christmas (Lowry Theatre), Paulette in Legally Blonde (Savoy, West End) Saleswoman/Mom u/s Paulette and Vivienne in Legally Blonde (Savoy, West End), Swing u/s Dead Mam in Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace, West End), Anya in Fiddler On The Roof (UK Tour), Miss Bell in Fame (UK Tour), Madame Le Grande Bouche in Disney’s Beauty & The Beast (UK Tour), Alternate to Marti Webb in Tell Me on a Sunday (UK Tour), Ensemble in South Pacific (Symphony Hall, Birmingham), Hutton in Into Thin Air (New Players Theatre, London), Rizzo in Grease (Opera House, Jersey) and Evie in Victor Victoria (Bridewell, London).
ALWYNE TAYLOR
LIBRARIAN
Theatre includes: Claus (The Lowry); The Time Traveller’s Wife (Storyhouse, Chester); A Final Farewell (Tara Arts); The Children (English Theatre of Frankfurt); This Beautiful Future (The Yard Theatre); Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Criterion Theatre); Flowers of the Forest (Jermyn Street Theatre); Pygmalion, Home, Blithe Spirit -Manchester Evening News Best Actress Award nomination for role as Madame Arcati (Oldham Coliseum); Rhinoceros,The Arsonists (Royal Court); Annie, Peter Pan, David Copperfield, A Small Family Business (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Sunken Garden (English National Opera); Stallerhof (Southwark Playhouse); Guys and Dolls (National Tour); Platonov (Almeida); A Christmas Carol (Liverpool Playhouse); Once in a Lifetime, Company, Sweet Charity, Accrington Pals (Library Theatre) – Manchester Evening News Best Actress Award for the season of plays). Chorus of Disapproval; Revengers Comedies; Last of the Red Hot Lovers; The Linden Tree; The Dining Room (The Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough).
Film and Television includes: Romantic Getaway (Ranga Bee); The Bower (Marco Alessi); Language Of Love (SVT); The Snowman (Working Title Films); Asylum ( Paramount) The Old Curiosity Shop (Disney); Eastenders (BBC); Midsomer Murders (ITV); Casualty (BBC);
Emmerdale (ITV); The Royal (ITV).
Radio includes: Women of an Uncertain Age and The Outside Child for the BBC.
IRFAN DAMANI
CLARE’S DAD
Training: London College of Music
Theatre Credits: Patrick Star (The SpongeBob Musical UK Tour), King James (The New Musketeers, Trinity Theatre), Splat (Aliens who saved Christmas, Trinity Theatre), Raj/Flávio (Gangsta Granny UK Tour), Raj (Billionaire Boy, Garrick Theatre, London), Father (Ishq the Musical, Sadler’s Wells theatre).
TV and Film credits include: Shop Manager (Breeders, Sky), Saleem (Eastenders, BBC), Dancer/Funny Guy (Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again!).
ALEXANDRA DOAR
CLARE’S MUM
Theatre includes: Narrator in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat UK Tour, Cher in Clueless: The Musical (UK Workshop), Bat Out Of Hell (West End/ Australasian Tour) Scherzzo/1st Cover Raven
Alex is really excited to be working on a new musical surrounded by such an extraordinary team. She would like to thank her parents and grandparents for teaching her the love of music, and for their endless support of every single performance.
ALEX LODGE
JASON / MARK
Training: Arts Educational Schools, London.
Theatre includes: Jay Osmond in the original cast of The Osmonds (UK & Ireland Tour), Link Larkin in Hairspray (Kilworth House Theatre), understudied and played Elder Price at over 200 performances of The Book Of Mormon (Prince of Wales, West End), Charles & u/s Leading Player in Pippin (Charing Cross, London), A Christmas Carol (Dominion, West End), Ledoux & u/s Strat in Bat Out Of Hell (USA, Australia & UK Tour*), Jon in tick, tick…BOOM! (Bridge House, London – Offie Nomination for “Best Male Performance in a Musical”), Fleet in Titanic (Princess of Wales, Toronto), Bobby C in Saturday Night Fever (UK Tour), Chick Clark in Wonderful Town (Opera Holland Park), Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees (Landor, London).
Pantomime includes: Jack in Jack And The Beanstalk & Dick Whittington in Dick Whittington (Royal & Derngate, Northampton), Jack in Jack And The Beanstalk (Lighthouse, Poole), Aladdin in Aladdin (Buxton Opera House), Dandini in Cinderella (Embassy, Skegness).
Concerts include: My Fair Lady – 60th Anniversary Celebration, Rags, An Evening of Webbourn & Finn, The Greatest Shows, The Barricade Boys, West End Jerseys.
Workshops include: Jay Osmond in The Osmonds, Dreamgirls, Guy Fawkes – A New Musical and A Warning To The Curious.
Alex is also a cabaret artist and stand-up comic. He has written and performed two sell-out solo shows, Pints, Pals and Diabetes (Sing Easy West End, 2019) and Choose Happy (Crazy Coqs, 2023).
HELENA PIPE
DR KENDRICK
Training: Dalhousie University, graduating with an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Studies.
Theatre Credits include: Understudied and played Angel in Blues For An Alabama Sky (National Theatre), Ensemble in The Pappy Show – What Do You See (Manchester Tour), Mrs Sheinkopf in School of Rock (UK and Ireland Tour), Ensemble and Understudy Mrs Bevan and Jennifer Lore in Nativity! The Musical ( 2019 UK Tour/Hammersmith Eventim Apollo), Mrs Sheinkopf in School of Rock (Korean International Tour), Ensemble and Understudy Mrs Bevan and Jennifer Lore in Nativity! The Musical ( 2018 UK Tour/Hammersmith Eventim Apollo), Ensemble in Oklahoma (Grange Park Opera), Darlene in The Color Purple (Ruth Seaton James Theatre, Bermuda), Neyssa in In This World (Neptune Theatre, Canada).
Workshops Include: Military Wives directed by Debbie Isitt, Misfit in Prom Fever directed by Debbie Isitt, and Linda in On The Edge created by Sam Hall and directed by Patrick O’Neil.
TV Credits Include: QUEENIE, Channel 4.
BILLIE HARDY
SWING
Theatre credits include; ‘Annette’ – Saturday Night Fever (UK Tour) ‘June & 1st Cover Roxie Hart’ – Chicago (UK and International UK Tour), ‘Goddesilla /Dance Captain’ – Bat out of Hell – (UK, US and Australia Tour).
‘Crystal Hart’ – Burlesque’d (Turbine Theatre), ‘Billies Babe/ U/S Shell’ – Closer to Heaven (Above the Stag Theatre), ‘Pat / Dance Captain’ – Cilla The Musical (UK Tour), Rizzo/ U/S Sandy – Grease (RCCL) & Frenchy and Alternate Sandy – Grease (Belinda King & Gary Lloyd)
Billie has also performed in UK Pantomimes; Alice – Alice in Wonderland (Stag Theatre Sevenoaks) Slave of the Ring – Aladdin (Theatre Royal Windsor) & Wendy – Peter Pan (Stag Theatre Sevenoaks)
The Time Travellers Wife marks Billie’s West End debut.
DANIEL GEORGE-WRIGHT
SWING
Training: 2023 Graduate from the Guildford School of Acting
Credits whilst training include: Tiernan in ‘The Pirate Queen’; Alan King in ‘Applause’ and ‘Cry-Baby: The Musical’.
Workshops include: James Duke of York in 1666 (ATG).
Daniel is thrilled to be making his professional and West End debut in Time Traveller’s Wife. He would love to thank his friends and family for their constant support.
SERINA MATHEW
SWING
Training: Millennium Performing Arts
Theatre Credits: Rosalia in West Side Story (Lljubiana Festival), Ensemble in Pretty Woman the Musical (Savoy Theatre), Ensemble/Cover Carmen, Miss Bell & Miss Sherman in Fame (UK Tour), Havana Girl in Guys and Dolls (Kilworth House), Buffy/Cover Pearl in Starlight Express (Mehr Entertainment/Bochum), Beauty in Beauty and the Beast (Harlow Playhouse), Rimpy/Cover Jess Bhamra in Bend it Like Beckham – The Musical (Phoenix Theatre), Lead Singer (Carnival Cruises)
TV Credits: Sophie Coates in Eastenders (BBC)
Commercial Credits: Tesco (Commercial) Hard Rock Cafe (Pride X Halsey Campaign), Google Pixel (Commercial), Wonderbly Valentines Campaign (Website Stills), Transport for London (Posters & Website Stills)
NATHANIEL PURNELL
SWING
Training: Arts Educational Schools London
Theatre Credits Include: Beauty and the Beast (Wyvern Theatre Swindon), Everything Between Us Musical Workshop (Marylebone Theatre), Jolly Ginger (Cloud Theatre Bluestone).
Credits Whilst Training Include: Cats, Kipps! The New Half a Sixpence Musical, Company, The Olivier Awards.
Nathaniel is thrilled to be making his West End Debut in The Time Traveller’s Wife.
BOBBY WINDEBANK
SWING
Theatre includes: Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour); Talbot in Mimma (Cadogan Hall); Simeon in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium); Ensemble and understudy Dennis/Hertz in Rock of Ages (UK Tour); Harry The Horse and understudy Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre); Mr Pressman in Our House (UK Tour); Macavity in Cats (Cyprus); Dance Captain in Thoroughly Modern Millie (UK Tour); Glad Hand and understudy Doc/Schrank in West Side Story (Kilworth House Theatre); Sid in Singin’ in the Rain (Kilworth House Theatre); Assistant Director/Choreographer in Stand Up The Musical (Workshop); Assistant Choreographer in Little Shop of Horrors (Aberystwyth Arts Centre); Carmen (O2 Arena and Royal Albert Hall); Dance Captain in Hairspray (Aberystwyth Arts Centre); The Thing About Tom (Workshop); Chicago (Aberystwyth Arts Centre); Macbeth (UK Tour); Romeo & Juliet (UK Tour); The Artful Dodger in Oliver! (London Palladium)
TV: American Monster (Discovery), Randall and Hopkirk (ITV); 999 (BBC); The Mystery of Men (BBC); The Railway Children (ITV)
Film: The Little Mermaid (Disney); Snow White (Disney); Wicked (Universal)