Casting has been announced for Disenchanted!, a new musical comedy that will receive its professional UK premiere.

Disenchanted! seeks to debunk the myth of the “damsel-in-distress” and be done with the familiar fairytale trope of insecure princesses. Showing a new side to Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Hua Mulan, the Princess (Who Kissed the Frog), the Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Belle, and Princess Badroulbadour, the piece is written by Dennis T Giacino and Fiely Matias.

The UK premiere will take place at Lichfield Garrick from 24 April to 2 May 2026 before heading to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with plans for a tour next year.

Set to star are Ashley New as Mulan and Pocahontas, Eliza Bowden as Belle, Little Mermaid and Rapunzel, Jewelle Hutchinson as Princess Who Kissed A Frog, Lois Glenister as Snow White, Roshaan Saulnier as Sleeping Beauty and Princess Badroulbadour and Rosie Napper as Cinderella.

It will be directed by Daniel Buckroyd, while the creative team also includes musical director Jennifer Deacon Say, choreographer Kayleigh Dettmer, designer Sara Perks, lighting designer Barry Smith, sound designer Kieran Powell, and producers Gemma East for Lichfield Garrick and Josh Beaumont for The Production Garden.

Buckroyd said: “One of the things that first attracted me to Disenchanted! was the amazing cast of funny, feisty, female characters that Dennis and Fiely have created – so I wasn’t surprised that the show attracted interest from so many brilliantly-talented performers, and I’m thrilled that we’ve secured the pick of them to star in this UK premiere – they each blew us away with their vocal abilities and had us in stitches with their comic timing. Audiences are in for a treat.”

Disenchanted! will make its professional UK theatre debut in the Main Auditorium of the Lichfield Garrick on Friday 24 April and will be running until Saturday 2 May. Tickets are on sale now at lichfieldgarrick.com.