Alison Arnopp in The RSC's The Magician's Elephant

Alison Arnopp in The RSC's The Magician's Elephant

Alison Arnopp joins the cast of The Magician's Elephant at The RSC.

The new musical The Magician's Elephant will receive its world premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The children's show is adapted by Nancy Harris and Marc Teitler from the best-selling novel by Kate DiCamillo and tells the story of orphan Peter Augustus Duchenne who is visited by an elephant from the sky. It will star Jack Wolfe as Peter and be directed by Sarah Tipple and choreographed by Francesca Jaynes, with design by Colin Richmond and lighting design by Oliver Fenwick. The production will run from 29 October to 17 January 2021.