THE ROALD DAHL STORY COMPANY
ANNOUNCES FULL CAST FOR
ROALD DAHL’S
THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE
The Musical
OPENING AT THEATRE ROYAL WINDSOR
ON 8 AUGUST 2025
THEN PLAYING AT REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE
15 AUGUST – 7 SEPTEMBER 2025
The Roald Dahl Story Company today announces the full cast for the wickedly funny family musical based on Roald Dahl’s THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE.
Taya Ming will play The Enormous Crocodile, with Nia Stephen as Trunky the Elephant, Ryan Crellin-Simpson as Humpy Rumpy the Hippopotamus, Alison Arnopp as Roly Poly Bird, Siobhan Athwal as Muggle Wump the Monkey and Eleanor Ambekar as Swing.
Following hit seasons at Leeds Playhouse in 2023 and Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2024, THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE THE MUSICAL will open at Windsor Theatre Royal on 8 August 2025 before returning to Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre from 15 August – 7 September 2025.
THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE THE MUSICAL will also play a Christmas season at Lowry, Salford from Tuesday 9 December 2025 until Sunday 4 January 2026. Casting for Lowry’s season is to be announced at a later date.
‘For my lunch today I would like… a nice juicy little child!’
The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees… Only the other jungle creatures can foil his secret plans and clever tricks, but they’re going to have to find a large amount of courage to stop this greedy brute.
This mischievous musical based on Roald Dahl’s snappy book has toe-tapping tunes by Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, a rib-tickling book and lyrics by Suhayla El-Bushra, and additional music and lyrics by Tom Brady. Developed and directed by Emily Lim, it features a menagerie of puppets by co-director and puppetry designer Toby Olié, with set and costume design by Fly Davis and puppetry co-designed and supervised by Daisy Beattie.
CAST BIOGRAPHIES:
Taya Ming graduated in 2021. Her theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the RSC, Slumlord and Innocent Means Not Guilty, both at Theatre Peckham, Robin Hood: The Legend. Rewritten at Regents Park Open Air Theatre, Aromatherapy at Talawa Theatre Company, Merchant Of Venice at OVO theatre, the UK tour of Coming To England and Wild Mix at Chapter Theatre Arts.
Nia Stephen trained at The Urdang Academy where she was awarded the Andrew Lloyd Webber Scholarship.Her theatre credits include the UK tour of &Juliet and Cinderella for Imagine Theatre. Her film credits include Google’s ‘Hands Raised’ Film from Uncommon Creative Studio.
Ryan Crellin-Simpson is an actor and singer who recently graduated from Rose Bruford College. The Enormous Crocodile will be Ryan’s second show after graduating, having completed a 2024 run of The Elephant in the Room by Peter Hamilton at Waterloo East Theatre.
Alison Arnopp is an Irish performer and writer. Her theatre credits include The Magician’s Elephant and The Tempest, both at the RSC, Wise Children’s Malory Towers, the 50th anniversary tour of Hair, Les Liaisons Dangereuse at the Donmar Warehouse, and Xnthony’s Oliver Cromwell Is Really Very Sorry, which earned her a ‘Best Performer’ nomination at Dublin Fringe.
Siobhan Athwal is a critically acclaimed actress and WhatsOnStage award-nominee, originating roles in BBC’s EastEnders and Doctors, Channel 5’s The Good Ship Murder and ITV’s Emmerdale. Her theatre credits include roles at the National Theatre, Curve Theatre, Leicester, Shakespeare’s Globe, The Royal Opera House, Piccadilly Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Stratford East and Hachette Audio.
Eleanor Ambekar graduated in 2024 with an MA in Musical Theatre from Guildford School of Acting. Whilst training, her credits included the role of Amélie in Amélie the Musical. The Enormous Crocodile will be her professional debut.
The Enormous Crocodile musical was developed by Emily Lim, Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab, Suhayla El-Bushra, Tom Brady and The Roald Dahl Story Company, and originally co-produced with Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Leeds Playhouse.