REP announces East Is East cast and creative team

Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced the full casting for its 25th anniversary production of East Is East, the classic comic family drama of the British-Asian experience.

The cast is led by Tony Jayawardena (pictured) as George and Sophie Stanton as Ella.

The rest of the cast is completed by Amy-Leigh Hickman as Meenah, Irvine Iqbal as Mr Shah/Dr, Adonis Jenieco as Saleem, Rachel Lumberg as Annie, Noah Manzoor as Sajit, Joeravar Sangha as Maneer, Gurjeet Singh as Tariq and Assad Zaman as Abdul.

Since premiering on The REP 's stage in 1996, East Is East has sold out three London runs, been adapted into a BAFTA Award-winning film and become a modern classic of comic-drama.

The smash-hit comedy-drama now returns home for its 25th anniversary before going onto the National Theatre.

The full creative team has also been announced, with director Iqbal Khan joined by Bretta Gerecke (Set, Projection and Lighting Design), Susan Kulkarni (Costume Design), Felix Dubs (Composer), Jon Nicholls (Sound Design), Stuart Burt CDG (Casting), Natasha Kathi-Chandra (Associate Director) and Max White (Video Associate).

East Is East will run at Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 3 to 25 September.

Tickets are from £12.50 and are on sale here.