The play made its world premiere the Bridge Theatre in London from 19 October 2018 (previews from 12 October) to 6 January 2019.[1] The production starred:
- Jim Broadbent as Hans Christian Andersen
- Johnetta Eula’Mae Ackles as Marjory
- Phil Daniels as Charles Dickens
- Elizabeth Berrington as Catherine Dickens
- Lee Knight as Edvard
- Ryan Pope as Dirk
- Tom Waits as Narrator
- Paul Bradley as Press Man
- Graeme Hawley as Barry
- Kundai Kanyama as Ogechi
- Jamie McKie, Alice Selwyn, Anthony Taylor as Crowd
- Alistair Benson, Noah Brignull, James Roberts as Charles Jr
- Audrey Hayhurst, Amelia Walter, Annabelle Westenholz-Smith as Kate / Ingrid
- Regan Garcia, Leo Hart, Austin Taylor as Walter
It was directed by Matthew Dunster, designed by Anna Fleischle with lighting by Phillip Gladwell, sound by George Dennis and video by Finn Ross.[2][3][4]
