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Production Team:

Director: William Thirlaway

Choreographer: Jessica Faye

Musical Director: Abbie Wheeler

Musical Director: Tom Maxwell

Previous Shows:

2026

Legally Blonde

9th - 12th September 2026

Venue:

Carriageworks Theatre

Description:

A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde.

Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.

Production Team:

Producer/Director - William Thirlaway

Choreographer - Jessica Faye

Musical Director - Abbie Lumley

Musical Director - Tom Maxwell

Lighting Designer - Tom Whitelegg

Sound Designer - James Kendrick

Props/Costume - Ella-Jay Darcy

Stage Manager - Steve Graham

Deputy Stage Manager: Able Hansen

Stage Crew: Martyn Thirlaway

Stage Crew/Wardrobe Assistant: Lizzy Pank

Wardrobe Assistant - Sammy Page

Followspot Operator - Georgia Winter

Followspot Operator - Katie Howell

Dog Handler - Lisa Selby

Front of House - Marie-Louise Thirlaway

The Band

Conductor/MD - Abbie Lumley

Keys 1 & 2/MD - Tom Maxwell

Keys 3 - Dan Savage

Bass - Flynn Clements

Drums - Sam Wheeler

Reed - Jamie Barber

Trumpet - Sofia Verona

Violin - Aryan Pise

Percussion - Michael Armitage

Guitar - Mickey Moran

Legally Blonde The Musical Poster 2026 - Bright Light Productions

Cast:

Elle Woods - Claire Ainsworth

Emmett Forrest/Chad - Kailum Farmery

Paulette Bonafonté - Susannah Todd

Serena - Ella-Jay Darcy

Margot - Keira Green

Pilar - Chiara Shipway

Warner Huntington III - Angus Bailey Hague

Vivienne Kensington - Tara Campbell

Professor Callahan - James Newall

Brooke Wyndham - Chloe Ellis

Enid Hoops - Carmen Ronda Perez

Kyle B. O'Boyle - Jack Smithson

Kate/Whitney - Lydia Smithson

Carlos/Arron Shultz - Theo Bilby

Nikos/Winthrope - Adam Page

Cezar Tipesh/TV Reporter - Jay Williams

Chutney Windham - Izzy Ripley

Elle's Mom/Judge - Tashi Campell

Elle's Dad/Lowell - Mark Nicholls

Dewey/Guard - Lee Bailey-Hague

Bruiser Woods - Pepsi

Rufus - Mick Wagger

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2025

Love, Loss, and Discovery: A Musical Journey

12th/13th September 2025

Venue:

Ripon Arts Hub

Production Team:

Director: William Thirlaway

Chorus Master: Beth Edwards

Choreographer: Frankie Jackson

Lighting: Tom Whitelegg

Sound: Jack Smithson

Description:

We all have experiences of Love, Loss, and Discovery and have been through our own unique journeys with these themes. This is the exploration of those themes told through musical theatre numbers, dance, and monologues. It’s a journey from love, into loss, before finally reaching a place of discovery.