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Dear Evan Hansen

27-30 May 2026 - Downham Market Academy

Directed by Della-Marie Reed
Musical Direction by James De Silva
Choreography by Charlie May Wallis

Produced by DADS Theatre Company & De Silva Theatrical Services Ltd.

The powerful Tony & Olivier Award-Winning Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, is coming to Downham Market this Spring featuring an incredible cast of local performers, a professional live band and a production you really do not want to miss.

DADS Theatre Company have partnered with De Silva Theatrical Services Ltd to produce one of the first ever amateur licensed productions of Dear Evan Hansen in Norfolk, UK.  Set to be an incredible production, this powerful story follows the story of Evan Hansen, a socially anxious high school senior, who becomes entangled in a misunderstanding after classmate Connor Murphy takes his own life. 
Both heart-wrenching and hopeful, Dear Evan Hansen is a musical for the twenty-first century that we truly believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience and understand on an emotional level.

This production will take place in the newly refurbished auditorium at Downham Market Academy, a perfect setting for this musical set in an American High School.

Principal Cast

Evan Hansen —– Joseph Tierney
Heidi Hansen —– Beccy Pooley
Zoe Murphy —– Izzy Lanchester
Connor Murphy —– Harrison Southgate
Cynthia Murphy —– Sarah Melia
Larry Murphy —– Phil Melia
Jared Kleinman —– Joe Ward
Alana Beck —– Erin Richardson

Ensemble

Meg Abbott
Abby Clarke
Abby Foster
Darrell Kerrison
Kiera Leadbitter

Band

Keyboard —– James De Silva
Bass —– Graeme Hollingdale
Guitar 1 —– Dan Ashby
Guitar 2 —– Josh Simpson
Drums —– Charlie Scott
Programming supplied by De Silva Theatrical Services Ltd.

Production Team

Director —– Della-Marie Reed
Musical Director —– James De Silva
Choreographer —– Charlie May Wallis
Company Stage Manager —– Gemma Freear
1st Assistant Stage Manager —– Carey Fowler
2nd Assistant Stage Manager —– April Fearn
Marketing Manager —– Chris Miller
Sound Designer —– Stephen Palmer
Production Lighting Designer —– James De Silva