GIOVANNA ROMAGNOLI AND GIANLUCA CUCCHIARA PRESENT
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT
THE OTHER PALACE
ON 30 NOVEMBER 2026
DIRECTED BY ELEESHA DRENNAN
WITH MUSIC BY GIANLUCA CUCCHIARA,
LYRICS BY ANDREW JAMES WHELAN AND
BOOK BY CLIVE FRAYNE
AYLA: A New Musical is an original musical from award-winning composer and producer Gianluca Cucchiara and Academy Award and BAFTA-winning producer Giovanna Romagnoli. Following a development period over several years; through workshops, readings, concerts and recordings, this highly anticipated musical will have a one-night, semi-staged concert accompanied by a four-piece band at The Other Palace on 30 November 2026.
Set in a future where a dying natural world has divided communities through fear and the struggle for survival, the story follows a young woman faced with the choice to accept the world she has inherited or find the courage to change it.
Current casting includes, Nathania Ong (Les Misérables) as Ayla, Djavan van de Fliert (Frozen) as Mohr, Arlissa(Singer-songwriter of “Hard to Love Somebody”) asSindah,Astrid Harris (Titaníque) as Tonah, Glenn Adamson (Bat Out of Hell)as Roohand Jonathan Andrew Hume (The Lion King) asCrohm. Further cast to be announced in due course.
When the world lost its fire, she found her own.
Following the release of its concept album, which is reaching a growing international audience, AYLA: A New Musical is a story of courage, leadership and the choice to imagine a future beyond fear and division.
The creative team includes: musicby Gianluca Cucchiara, lyricsby Andrew James Whelan, bookby Clive Frayne, adaptation for The Other Palaceby Gianluca Cucchiara and Giovanna Romagnoli, original conceptby Tony Cucchiara, dramaturgyby Michael Conley and directionby Eleesha Drennan.