THE DA VINCI CODE
BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL BY DAN BROWN
CHRISTOPHER HARPER TO PLAY ROBERT LANGDON ALONGSIDE DANNY JOHN-JULES
& HANNAH ROSE CATON
IN WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION
Coronation Street star Chris Harper joins the tour of Dan Brown’s best-selling thriller, The Da Vinci Code to play Robert Langdon alongside Danny John-Jules as Sir Leigh Teabing, Hannah Rose Caton as Sophie Neveu and Joshua Lacey as Silas. This World Premiere production which visits Richmond Theatre from 2-7 May 2022 is directed by Luke Sheppard, who also directed the award-winning West End musical & Juliet.
The cast also includes: Basienka Blake (Vernet), Alasdair Buchan (Remy) Alpha Kargbo (Fache), Leigh Lothian (Collet), Andrew Lewis (Saunière) and Debra Michaels (Sister Sandrine/Marie).
Producer Simon Friend said: “We have a truly stellar cast and creative team bringing The Da Vinci Code to life on stage for the first time, and with Dan Brown’s full endorsement of the show and the talented director Luke Sheppard at the helm, we’re confident that we’ll please devoted fans as well as newcomers to this magnificent story.”
‘Dan Brown’s epic thriller has been read by millions worldwide, and seen by millions worldwide on the big screen, and we are all looking forward to taking our brand new stage version to audiences all over the UK.’
Dan Brown said: “I am thrilled that The Da Vinci Code is being adapted for the stage, and excited to see the unique potential of live theatre enhance this story. The team making the production has been faithful to the book, but will also bring something new for the audience, in what is certain to be a gripping, fast-paced stage thriller and a thoroughly entertaining show.”
Christopher Harper’s previous theatre credits include: Dial M For Murder; Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon, Birdsong; Dance; Strangers on a Train; Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare’s Globe); Slipping (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough); The Wind in the Willows, Man of the Moment and Private Fears in Public Places (Royal & Derngate); I Know How I Feel About Eve (Hampstead Downstairs); The Night Before Christmas; The Village Bike (Sheffield Crucible Studio); Our Country’s Good and Journey’s End; Persuasion, After Miss Julie and People at Sea (Salisbury Playhouse); Saturn Returns; Light Shining in Buckinghamshire and Lie of the Land; See How They Run, Separate Tables and Volpone (Royal Exchange); Adam Bede and Strange Orchestra (Orange Tree Theatre); Tabloid Caligula (Arcola and Brits off Broadway) and Twelfth Night. His films include: The War Below, Patiala House, Rules of the Game and Charlie. On television he played the high profile character of Nathan Curtis in Coronation Street, and appeared in Holby City, Endeavour, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Doctors, Upstairs Downstairs, The Bill, Heartbeat, The Roman Mysteries, Rosemary and Thyme, Life on Mars and Housewife 49 with Victoria Wood. Chris also produced and voiced the award-winning charity animation The Mouse.
Danny John-Jules is probably best known for his role as Cat in Red Dwarf and has appeared in every episode of the 13 series. He also made the character of Dwayne Myers in BBC’s hit series, Death in Paradise, his own. Danny has also appeared in many other film and TV roles across his 40 year career as an actor.Danny has appeared in Barnum at the London Palladium, Cats at the New London Theatre and Time at the Dominion Theatre. He created the role of ‘Rocky 1’ in Starlight Express at the Apollo, Victoria, and was Dink in the first West End production of Carmen Jones at the Old Vic Theatre for director Simon Callow and musical director Henry Lewis.
Hannah Rose Caton makes her UK theatre debut in The Da Vinci Code. Hannah is based both in London and New York and is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School’s Drama Division. Her theatre credits (off Broadway and in theatres across the US) include: Mrs. Christie at Vermont Theatre Festival, An Octoroon for Chautauqua Theatre Company and Hay Fever for West Fulton Theatre.
Her TV and films include: The Falling, Last Knights and Wizards vs Aliens.
The Da Vinci Code is described as follows: The curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered, and alongside his body are a series of baffling codes. Follow the pulse-racing journey as Professor Robert Langdon and fellow cryptologist Sophie Neveu, attempt to solve the riddles, leading to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci and beyond, deep into the vault of history. In a breathless race through the streets of Europe, Langdon and Neveu must decipher the labyrinthine code before a shocking historical secret is lost forever.
The Da Vinci Code is adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff (Flowers For Mrs Harris, Birdsong) and Duncan Abel (The Girl on the Train). Director Luke Sheppard, who most recently directed the acclaimed new West End musical, & Juliet and What’s New Pussycat at Birmingham Rep is joined on the creative team by Set and Costume Designer David Woodhead, Video Designer Andrzej Goulding, Composition and Sound Design team, Ben and Max Ringham, Lighting Designer Lizzie Powell and Casting Director Stuart Burt CDG.
Luke Sheppard said: “Cracking The Da Vinci Code open for the stage reveals an epic thriller steeped in theatrical potential, rich in suspense and surprising at every turn. Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel’s brilliant adaptation leaps off the page and demands us to push the limits of our imagination, creating a production that champions dynamic theatrical storytelling and places the audience up close in the heat of this gripping mystery.”
The Da Vinci Code is produced by Simon Friend.