Casting announced for Disney’s The Lion King

The
Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland has announced the principal company for The
Lion King which opens at the Edinburgh Playhouse in December, the only Scottish
dates on the upcoming UK and Ireland tour.

The
spectacular show will welcome new cast members from Belgium, Brazil, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ireland, France, Hong Kong, Jamaica,
Nigeria, Saint Martin, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Trinidad and
Tobago, United Kingdom and United States of America. The roles of Simba, Nala
and Rafiki will be played by Dashaun Young, Josslynn Hlenti and
Thandazile Soni respectively. The company will also include Steve Beirnaert, Matthew Forbes, Jean-Luc
Guizonne, Richard Hurst, Alan McHale, Rebecca Omogbehin, Carl Sanderson, and
Simon Trinder.

The Lion King will be at the Edinburgh Playhouse from 5^th December 2019 to 9^th February 2020. Tickets here