MAMMA MIA! Announces New West End Cast!
FROM MONDAY 6 OCTOBER 2025 AT LONDON’S NOVELLO THEATRE
NEW BOOKING PERIOD TO SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026
Creator and producer Judy Craymer is delighted to announce the new cast of the global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! from Monday 6 October 2025 and the extension of its booking period to Saturday 26 September 2026 at London’s Novello Theatre (a Delfont Mackintosh Theatre), with tickets now on sale.
The new members of the London cast will be Sara Poyzer as Donna, Nicky Swift as Rosie, Richard Standing as Sam, Daniel Crowder as Harry, Tamlyn Henderson as Bill, Ellie Kingdon as Sophie, George Maddison as Sky, Chloe Gentles as Ali, Foxy Valentine as Lisa, Joshua de La-Garde as Eddie and Benjamin Dawson as Pepper. They will be joining Kate Graham, who remains with the company as Tanya, and Emma Odell, who moves from Ensemble to playing Donna at certain performances.
Also continuing in the cast are Franky Attard, Matthew Barrow, Jack Bromage, Maddy Cameron, Dennis Cousins, Andrew Gallo, Lawrence Guntert, Genevieve Jameson, Tom Parsons and Maisie Waller. They will be joined by Ella Beaumont, Joseph Craig, Josh Crowther, George Hinson, Laura Jayne-Hardie, Deena Kapadia, Matthew Mori, Meghan Peploe-Williams, Emily Squibb and Ria Turner.
Sara Poyzer previously played Donna Sheridan in MAMMA MIA! for over 12 years, across the UK, internationally and in the West End; she last played Donna at the Novello Theatre from 2017 to 2019. Other theatre includes the UK Tour of Come From Away as Captain Beverley Bass, Assassins (Watermill Theatre), Rutherford & Son (The Other Palace), Othello (Trafalgar Studios) and Billy Elliot the Musical (Victoria Palace). Earlier this year, Sara played Fiona Morley in Coronation Street and other TV credits include Casualty, EastEnders, Doctors, Heartbeat, Dangerfield, Playing the Field and Peak Practice. On radio, she played Leonie Snell in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers.
Nicky Swift previously played Rosie in the UK & International Tours of MAMMA MIA!. Other recent theatre credits include the title role in the UK Tour of Shirley Valentine, the UK Tour of Footloose and Les Misérables in the West End.
Richard Standing, the real-life husband of Sara Poyzer, has starred as Sam opposite Sara in the UK & International Tours of MAMMA MIA!. Richard’s TV credits include Danny Hargreaves in Coronation Street, The Grand, The Bill, Casualty, Doctors, Silent Witness and Holby City. Other recent theatre credits include the title role in Macbeth and Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre.
Daniel Crowder’s recent TV credits include Garth in The Cockfields, Coronation Street and Casualty. His recent theatre credits include the UK Tour of Come From Away, Gypsy at the Mill at Sonning and The Graduate at West Yorkshire Playhouse. He has previously played Harry in the UK & International Tours of MAMMA MIA!.
Tamlyn Henderson’s screen roles include the film The Salt Path and the television series The Tatooist of Auschwitz. Originally from Australia, he’s appeared in the Australian productions of Les Misérables and The Sound of Music and the International Tour of Les Misérables, as well as Sam in the UK & International Tour of MAMMA MIA!. He also starred as Earl in the West End and UK & Ireland Tour of Waitress.
Ellie Kingdon previously played Sophie in the UK & International Tour of MAMMA MIA!. She also starred as Marty in Grease at London’s Dominion Theatre, as well as Sandy in the UK Tour of Grease. George Maddison previously played Sky in the UK & International Tour of MAMMA MIA!. Other theatre includes Carousel at Kilworth House Theatre and Heathers the Musical at London’s The Other Palace.