You’ll meet a cast of 17 characters with 12 live actors and digital cast led by West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher (Les Miserables, Heathers), Tom Brittney (Grantchester, Make Me Famous) and Anna-Marie Wayne (The War of The World’s Live).
2024-25 SEASON - LIVE SHOW TEAM
Jeff Wayne
Composer
Jack Pirie
Director
Megan Stewart
Associate Director and Casting
Ellie Collyer Bristow
Casting Director
Lois Attard
Performance Manager
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION - 2019 TEAM
Jack Pirie
Director and Writer
Carl Guyunette
Creative Director & CTO
Tristan Bernays
Writer
Andy Barnes
Project Director
Emma Williamson
Digital Production Director
Tim McQuillen Wright
Designer
Susan Kulkarni
Costume Designer
Amy Dolan
Associate Director & Casting Director
Megan Stewart
Resident Director
Theo Holloway
Sound Designer
Andrew Cheshire
Technical Director
LIVE CAST
Anashe Danai
LIVE CAST
Anashe trained at American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Arts Ed, before graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Acting for Stage and media from University of West London. She is represented by BBA Management. Her theatre credits include: We Need New Names UK Tour (New Perspectives/Fifth Word Theatre). Credits whilst training: Earthquakes in London (Iain Jones) and The Crucible (Carlos Santos). Her screen credits include: Nine Night (LFS/Remi Moses), Daddy's Girl (NFTS/Joel Vargas), and Where Was I? (Joka Films). Anashe is delighted to be part of The War of The Worlds family!
Ashley Mejri
LIVE CAST
Ashley has previously worked in immersive theatre before in THE MURDÉR EXPRESS and JEWEL OF THE EMPIRE with Funicular Productions. Earlier this year, he finished performing in NYE for The National Theatre Olivier stage, and at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. Ashley grew up in Wales and trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Aurelia Gage
LIVE CAST
Aurelia is an actor and experimental theatre maker. She graduated from RADA & Birkbeck in 2018 and went on to train at the Identity School of Acting. Her writing credits include the critically acclaimed, Sisters of Charity and Offie finalist, All This Must Pass. Her immersive theatre credits include Ghostbusters: The Gates of Gozer (Secret Cinema) and Dirty Dancing (Secret Cinema).
Grace Haydn
LIVE CAST
Grace Haydn is an actor, musician and writer, trained at the RCSSD. Most recently, Grace took part in a workshop at the Young Vic for the new play ‘Gwen & Arddwr’ and appeared in ‘Still Lives’ with ‘Lost Text / Found Space’ in the Old Waiting Room. Grace was part of the Trojan Women’s Project at Playground Theatre and the Financial Times Festival and appears in the multi award-winning AAA video game, Baldur’s Gate.
Loussin Pilikan
LIVE CAST
Loussin-Torah debuted as BABY to the song, “Cry Me A River,” by Ella Fitzgerald, The Black Burlesque School 2024 (The Hippodrome). Aladdin Sane 50 Years - Queer House Party - Dancer (Southbank Centre). Captain Hook in Wendy: A Peter Pan Story - (The Egg Theatre, Bath) 2024. Lil/Big/Old Sal - In The Basement (The Glory) Brooklyn Rep Theatre 2023. Sunny/Warren; Albatross (The Playground Theatre); UK premiere of Interruptions (Jacksons Lane Arts Centre), represent. theatre 2021. Emcee at Barnet's First Black History Month Celebration October 2022. Drag King & THE SPIRITUAL F*CKBOI The Mighty Hoopla 2023. Directed Chiaroscuro by Akadi Sankofa (Theatre Deli) 2022.
Perry Meadowcroft
LIVE CAST
Credits Include Theatre: Merry Wives of Windsor OVO,JUDY! Arts Theatre West End, Freddie Ted & The Death of Joe Orton, KRAY KRAY, BAD GIRLS, Through The Mill, Leader of The Pack, American Idiot Immersive Theatre: HUMBUG, The Witcher Season 3 Launch, Jeff Wayne’s War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience, SAW: The Experience, Tomb Raider The Live Experience, AREA 404, The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival, Alcotraz. Film: Mama Mia: Here We Go Again.